In his comment to my thread dedicated to the Patek Philippe/Somazzi partnership , our dear Gordon aka GLau asked me how many retailers were able to have their signature on some Patek Philippe watches . Here's my answer : A / I have identified 58 retailers

from left to right (vertically) 96A ・565J・3438J・3796P・570G・2552J・3923A・2526J・3433R 5023J・3428R ・2551R・5096J・3439R・2508R

box1 30~35mm 96a 3923a 5023j 5096 j 3438j auto 3439j auto 3998g 565j

Hope you'll be able to find some elements on our Patek Philippe forum. I don't know if there is such website, listing all Patek's references available on the net. Most of the work which has been trying to make an overall view of Patek's collection is main

The 2552, the final ( I think ) link in my 12-600 collection I have written in the past about the different themes in my collection I have written about the Rolex Prince and also the rectangular Pateks with the 9-90 movement. I am going to cover the next

If it is small (32 mm in diameter) than it is mostlikely the reference 3439 with the brilliant (!) auto caliber 27-460. The mayority of the 50ies - 60ies Calatravas were manual, so it makes it quite likely to be a 3439. If you post some pictures we could

Does anybody know which buckle was originally fitted with ref.3439 (produced in 1962)? Or depends on which country such watch was sold?? Thanks, John This message has been edited by johnngym on 2009-01-31 01:34:04

Here is some info from Antiquorum regarding the 12-600 and the 2526 as well as the later and apparently rarer 3428. I have also included a picture of mine. Ref. 2526. First launched by Patek Philippe in 1953, this was the first self-winding wrist-watchmod