Patek Philippe

Hi Guys, m in the dark, hoping for some light. I have a 3445 monodate. From the extract from Patek Archive, the movement number , case number and movement reference ( 27-460M ) all added up. However, on the movement it is stamped 30 Jewels ! From what I h...  

It was quite thick at the time and needed several improvements after the first versions were produced with the 12-600 AT, but was really nicely finished (in the 27-460 versions). This M version has been released in1961 until it was replaced in 1985 by the...  

null Hi Mark, I just open the case back to have a closer look and surprised how could I make such oversight! Look again carefully ! Indeed, it stamped " thirty (30) jewels and seven (7) jewels " !! Odd for this manner of stamping ! Best Regards SK NG On 1...  

Glad you found your answer and it could be fun writing to Patek Philippe to learn about this particularity. Cheers, Mark

Using google you can find some great article esp from Walt Odets I will try and link but not sure if it will work (Edit: you'll find it on Google easily) Julian Edit: Link