Hi, Was wondering if anybody might possibly know the White Gold Production Numbers of Patek Philippe Ref. 3448 of 586 pieces, of course one discovered in Rose Gold. Sotheby's has stated earlier of 100 pieces, and then later 130 pieces in White Gold. Does ...
..... base on a number of auction houses and their records. The findings may astonish you ... Base on one house .... with a total of 58-60 pcs 3448, about 19 of the total 60 pcs, are wg. From 1965 - 1981 which 3448 was produced. Most of the wg 3448 produc...
I think 70-80 pieces wg... I had this info from a collector that look after 3448g from 30 years. I know the guy, I belive the info is quite sure. The two in platinum were recased in Patek years later.
….. the more interesting it gets. In this Italian forum, can you copy and paste the research information here ? Lets see if someone ( kind gentleman ) may be able to translate these findings. White gold is indeed quite a mysterious metal during the earlie...
Hi Tic Toc, Sounds like various numbers on white gold 3448. Of course more rare than in yellow gold, it could be as high as 130 pieces in white gold, although 100 sounds about right with an average of 5 pieces a year over 20 years. Similar to 1518 in pink...
"The 3448, which was Patek first self-winding perpetual, was only made in yellow gold, with a few examples in white hitting the market – there was no such thing as a rose gold ( until this, of course ) or platinum 3448. Then, in 1997, Philippe Stern appro...