I did some digging into the watch’s past and requested the full condition report from Phillips, so I could get a complete picture of the piece. First off, we can be confident that this dial is, in fact, original – the Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirms a “Black dial, [with] gilt Arabic hour markers” was born on the watch in 1953. However, we also learn that the bracelet was a later addition, as this piece was sold with a leather strap. That said, it’s a great match and a genuine Patek bracelet, so I wouldn’t worry too much about that. If you want to be really fussy, I guess you could put it back on a strap, but I don’t know why you’d want to.
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