This watch is equipped with an in-house movement number 1216263. In the face of the looming quartz crisis Patek made a conscious effort through the 1960s to acquire Switzerland's best craftsmen whom the brand had traditionally hired on a
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link rendering all pieces of this watch in-house. Collectability's John Reardon
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