Patek Philippe 18ct gold vintage watch - c1960s

This is a beautiful, rare Patek Philippe gents vintage watch [Ref 2648696 / Model 3519], dating from the 1960s and in simply excellent all- original condition. It comes from a private collection and has clearly been carefully looked after. All parts of the watch are original to each other and the watch is of course authentic. The watch features a gleaming solid 18ct gold case, excellent, crisp hand-wound Patek Philippe 18 jewel movement [Cal 230-300] and a beautiful enamelled dial. The watch comes complete with a new, genuine Patek strap and a new, solid 18ct gold Patek buckle, which we purchased on 2nd September 2010 from Patek Philippe, Bond Street, London for 360. The receipt will be sent with the watch. Also added is a Patek suede watch pouch, which was given to us by Patek Bond Street.

The solid 18ct gold case is in excellent, bright gleaming condition for its age, with very minor wear. The case still retains its original factory polish, so no nasty polishing. It measures 25.5mm wide, excluding the original signed winding crown [signed with the famous Patek Philippe emblem] x 33.5mm long, including the lugs. The case back closes perfectly and firmly and the edges of the top and bottom are in good condition, showing that the case has always been opened with care. The inside is correctly signed 'Patek Philippe & Co', 'Geneve Swiss', the '3519' model number and the '2648696' reference number. The inside case also carries the appropriate Swiss hallmarks for 18ct gold.

The beautiful white dial is original, with no restoration and is in excellent clean condition. It features enamelled numbers, dial markings and Patek signature and is signed 'Patek Philippe' and 'Geneve'. The original steel hands are in excellent, unbent condition, and the original lens is perfectly clear.

The hand-wound Patek Philippe 18 jewel movement is in excellent, crisp condition. It is superb quality, as you would expect, centre jewelled and featuring Geneva stripes and carrying the Geneva seal of excellence. It is signed 'Patek Philippe & Co', 'Eighteen 18 Jewels', 'Adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism & five 5 positions', '23-300' and 'Geneve Swiss'. The movement has just been serviced by a master watchmaker and is in very good working order.

We have put this beautiful watch is on a new, genuine Patek Philippe strap, which suits it perfectly and is exactly the same style as the original. As mentioned, we have bought and added a new solid 18ct gold Patek Philippe buckle for 360. The watch comes complete with a new, genuine Patek suede watch pouch.

A lovely watch from one history's premier watchmaker; full of charm and elegance. Will provide an excellent financial investment as well as a possession to enjoy.

You can feel confident buying from us - We offer a full refund if you are not entirely happy, as long as the watch is returned within seven days if UK customer, fourteen days if overseas, in the same condition. We also provide a full receipt, six months guarantee (long enough for you to assess the working order) and a professional insurance valuation. We also welcome you to come and view the watch at our central London address, in the New Bond Street area. We offer our customers online prices - well below value - with offline availability and service.