An Exclusive Look into the Very Rare Patek Phillippe Supercomplicated Perpetual Wristwatch

        .               PATEK PHILIPPE Ref. #3450 Perpetual Calendar 18KYG Rare 1980s

Here at APR57, we have acquired one of twenty of the exclusive supercomplicated Perpetual Calendar 18 yellow karat gold wristwatches from Patek Phillippe.   We were fortunate enough to acquire this wristwatch from a woman who was gifted this watch by her grandfather 40 years ago, who had purchased it the year it was released, dating back to 1985. This timepiece was one of the first ever supercomplicated perpetual Patek Phillippe wrist watches to be built. It is truly an extraordinary watch which features perpetual watch mechanics. The “perpetual” in an Oyster Perpetual Movement refers to the ability of the watch to run on the energy provided by the motion of the wearer's wrist rather than manual winding. Based off the natural movement of the wrists. These watches ultimately span over many lifetimes. This unique Patek Phillippe watch is defined as triple signed, meaning when an appraiser or collector looks at a watch, he wants to be sure that the watch is manufactured by the actual manufacturer. For a watch to be “triple signed” that means that the manufacturer name (or trademark) is stamped on the case (most often the inside or outside of the case back), movement and dial. You can also find names and trademarks on other parts, such as the crystal or crown, and on the strap and/or buckle, or bracelet. If you are looking for originality, you’ll want to acknowledge the triple sign, should you find a particular timepiece that interests you!