18K Gold Patek Philippe Dress Watch with Original Box, c.1965

A study in restrained elegance, this mid-century Patek Philippe dress watch, reference 3528/1, brings together the Maison’s precision watchmaking and sculptural goldsmithing. The gently cushion-shaped 18K gold case frames a matte dial with Roman numerals at the quarters and baton hands, the composition anchored by a tapering integral mesh bracelet that settles with notable comfort and weight on the wrist. Beating within is the hand-wound calibre 175 movement, 18 jewels, no. 1135094, finely adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions—a specification emblematic of Patek Philippe’s uncompromising chronometric standards in the 1960s. The case back is properly numbered ser. 2648531, and the watch is offered with its original box. Dimensions: case 31 mm width x 26 mm height; bracelet length 7 ins; gross weight 73.8 g. Dial, crystal, case and bracelet in good condition; movement observed running at the time of cataloguing (timekeeping not guaranteed). A refined gentleman’s timepiece that reads as modern minimalism while carrying the quiet authority of Patek Philippe’s golden era.