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Patek 570 raised enamel lettering and Swiss hallmark...
Does anyone here know anything about raised enamel lettering and Swiss Hallmark of Patek 570?
I have seen pieces with raised enamel lettering and some without. Which are more common and why are there a difference?
I have seen pieces in the 50s and also from 1969 that have raised enamel lettering.
Also, we all know that Swiss Hallmark starts from 1970 but I have also seen pieces that have the Swiss Hallmark in the early to mid 60s. What does that mean?
To be even more confusing, One of the early 60s piece even have raised enamel lettering and Swiss hallmark, while the other one only has printed lettering with Swiss Hallmark.
Why so many variations?
If you know something about this , let me know. I'm very interested to educate myself 
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Patek 570 raised enamel lettering and Swiss hallmark...
Does anyone here know anything about raised enamel lettering and Swiss Hallmark of Patek 570? I have seen pieces with raised enamel lettering and some without. Which are more common and why are there a difference? I have seen pieces in the 50s and also fr...
Your questions...
... are very good. I can only speculate - maybe the steel version came with the (cheaper to produce) stamped dial and the other metals had raised enamel? Patek did this with other references as steel was the cheap version. My 570J from 1956 has a Swiss di...
Your 570 is gorgeous!!!
I am not familiar with the steel version as they are super rare. But it seems like most 570 before mid 60s will have raised enamel dial. One guy that I respect tremendously who has decade of experience handling various 570 told me yesterday that he will o...
Many thanks!
And I agree with your friend: the enamel font on the dial is very important (visually).
I saw a 'weird' 570 today...
your experience will be useful. I have posted on a different post