Patek Philippe 3417 A

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model ‘Amagnetic’ (Amagnétique) Year circa 1972 Reference 3417 A AM (Amagnetic) (3rd series) Movement No. 735 177 Calibre 27-AM 400 (anti-magnetic), manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 2 633 177 (by Jean Vallon, La Chaux-de-Fonds) Material/s stainless steel Bracelet leather strap Buckle white gold (18k) aftermarket pin-buckle Dimensions Ø 35 mm. 43.4 x 35 mm. Thickness 10.6 mm. Weight 46.8 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe Ref. 3417 A AM (Amagnetic) (3rd series), anti-magnetic (to 450 œrsteds), water-resistant case, straight lugs, silver dial, Arabic numeral at 12 and thin lapidated indexes; nicknamed ‘Amagnetic’ by collectors; stainless steel -- An antimagnetic ‘tool’ wristwatch, without the ‘Amagnetic’ mention on the dial -- Stainless steel, manual-winding, round-shaped, anti-magnetic gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock, water-resistant, with movement protected against magnetic fields. -- Case: two-piece, polished, cylindrical case-band with flat inclined low part extended by a wide flat inclined bezel, straight-line lugs, water-resistant with screwed case-back; polished ‘Calatrava’ crown. Dial: silver colour, with stainless steel applied suspended Arabic numeral at 12 o’clock and radiating thin lapidated indexes, external minute track divided five by five with “perlé” beaded dots; stainless steel ‘Bâton’ hands. Movement: calibre 27-AM 400, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement (with gold lever), free-sprung Gyromax balance, self-compensating Breguet hairspring, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal); movement protected inside a permalloy soft nickel-iron calotte (protective container) against magnetic fields. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated March 11, 2021, mentions that this watch was made in 1972 and sold on December 30, 1975.