hi I came across this example.. never was a PP guy but already liked a simple gold screwback case time only... comments ? good , bad , fair price ? Thanks Bill
Hi Bill...Having a little experience with Patek simple time-keepers, somethings never change: 1.) Condition 2.) Originallity 3.) Movement 4.) Model #...As you may know some of these older Pateks' are very desired, and they command high prices ;-( This appears to be a non-restored small-second dial with gold applied markers including the second track...+1 It also appears to have the original PP 18k. tang buckle...+2 Good Hunting, Miki
Other than the your issues with the "swan neck", I have concerns with the stamping on the buckle ;-( What do the experts say?
I don't see "Swiss" or "Swiss Made" at bottom. Could this be an old redial? Just not sure about it. Can the swan's neck be replaced for less than a king's ransom? gatorcpa
I have been looking for a swan neck replacement for my ref.96 for more than a year, they are hard to comeby!
It looks like this ref didn't have Swiss or Swiss Made on the dial : In case it helps, here is the rest of the description I have available. Judging by the serial no Bill's example was made in the mid-50's. No idea about value though...
Took me a good while, but I finally found one with the same (non-"Swiss") dial. The above example has the Cal. 12-400 movement without the adjustment language and Geneva Seal: I really don't know if it makes any difference on these watches or not. Great score! gatorcpa
Sorry to unbury such an old post. But something stoke me. I have just posted a comment about fake buckles on the general sub forum. https://omegaforums.net/threads/sometimes-it-is-easy-to-tell.124939/#post-1685210 Check the one in the pictures of this thread...