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Patek 3448, an historically important reference, was the first self winding perpetual calendar watch produced by ANY brand. This particular example was made in the late 1970s shortly before being repl

For me, the great joy of owning a Patek is wearing it. When I first started collecting Pateks it seemed like very few non watch people had ever heard of the brand. Then years later it seemed like a ma

And what about it do you find so appealing? By “regular production” watches I refer to watches that are not limited editions, one offs or application pieces. Ie, watches that at least theoretically on

As background, in 1989 I had the pleasure of attending the viewing for this legendary auction at Tiffany in New York. This auction opened up a whole new world for me and for a lot of other people. The

and please share any photos. I will be happy to start. I recently acquired the pictured 5726. I do not own a 5740 and the image comes from the Patek website. 5726 - what I like about the 5726 are: the