Patek Philippe

Vintage Skeleton Wristwatch

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the forum and I'm not a watch collector. So my father gave me this watch when I was a teenager as a gift and I kept it all these years and I recently remembered about it. I'm actually looking forward to sell it but I think I need to gather a little bit more of information and knowledge about it first, e.g. its real value and about its authenticity.

So far I know that this type of watch is called Skeleton, this one in particular is the Automatic YG as I saw a very similar one pictured in another post by VPREGULATOR

home.watchprosite.com

The watch comes with its original box. I think it is a 22k watch. Please take a look at the pictures and if you need any more details or detailed images let me know.

Any help in regards to its authenticity and real value will be much appreciated.

Best Regards

Merwin

Hi....

By: MiniCooper : June 18th, 2010-03:05

we do not really discuss value here.... Cheers

The watch is authentic

By: Dje : June 18th, 2010-04:52

Hi, As said earlier we do not discuss value here. What i can say is that the watch is an authentic Patek Philippe. The rotor is 22 carat gold but the case is 18 carat. It is a very fine watch and quite beautifully skeletonized. I can't say the precise ref...

ref 3878

By: Bruno.M1 : June 18th, 2010-08:54

To give you an idea of the value, think about the secondhand price for a 5980

Thank you! nt

By: Dje : June 18th, 2010-10:02

Thank you

By: Voltacto : June 18th, 2010-11:54

Thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it. I do want to sell it. Looking forward to making business with anyone that is really interested in buying. Regards Merwin This message has been edited by Voltacto on 2010-06-18 11:58:58

Well if you want to sell it please post on the Collector's market.

By: Dje : June 18th, 2010-12:12

hi, We don't allow watches for sale on the forum. Furthermore a watch discussed on the forum should not be put up for sale for at least six months. Cheers Dje

Have you tried looking for info. about Ref.3878?

By: Hamster07 : June 18th, 2010-08:51

An iconic PP skeleton.

Patek 3878 skeleton

By: ilikewatches : June 18th, 2010-09:36

This seems to be a standard Patek 3878 skeleton. It is an expensive object, which can be sold thru ebay or auction; I am sure that many members of this forum would be prepared to buy it. Edmund

Skeleton Patek

By: VPREGULATOR : June 25th, 2010-04:32

Hello Sorry for the late reply - went abroad all this while. You certainly have a real treasure there - I'll keep it within the family if I were you. They don't make enough of these watches nowadays and there will be a lot of people who'll like to buy it ...

Thank you for your feedback....

By: Voltacto : June 25th, 2010-21:04

Thank you for your feedback. People in this forum are real kind and their knowledge and passion are certainly things to admire. Best Regards

Thanks !!!

By: Voltacto : June 25th, 2010-21:05

Thank you for your feedback. People in this forum are real kind and their knowledge and passion are certainly things to admire. Best Regards