Patek Philippe

I am considering a 3445 WG but one thing I am not sure. From my search, all the cases for 3445 WG are unpolished like the one with leather strap photo. But the outer ring of the one i see is kind of sand blasted like the one with WG strap photo. Am I worr...  

It is a nice watch you're looking after. Concerning your question, I must say it is very difficult to have an opinion from your second picture which is not clear enough to me. I would have think these watches have an unpolished bezel and I have a doubt ab...  

Thanks. what i mean is the bezel looks like this one ...  

It is the "Florentine" finish that we see on bracelet versions. Cheers, Mark

but the one i see is on leather strap. is that wrong?

Well, this is the limit of my knowledge. These Calatravas don't have lugs as the bracelet is directly sealed to the case (so it is not a watch were the bracelet could have been converted into a strap, without significant changes on the case). Whereas it d... 

I just opened up the Osvaldo Patrizzi Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches Book Vol.2 and your watch is on page 214 No. 903. That said, the earlier post by Mark in Paris is really good advice. Check with Patek. ...  

is make sure the lugs are original. It is difficult to tell from your pics ( and they look original) Some models had the integrated strap removed and new luff added The extract might be useful here Good luck Julian

PP Hong Kong confirmed that 3445 did come with this kind of bazel.