Details
CIRCA: 1970s
MOVEMENT NO: 1’171’676
CASE NO: 2’705’137
CASE MATERIAL: White gold and baguette diamond-set
CASE DIAMETER: 30 x 26.5 mm.
BRACELET MATERIAL: White gold
BRACELET SIZE: Approx. 200 mm. overall length
DIAL: Silvered, with Khanjar emblem and signed “Asprey”
MOVEMENT: Manual
BOX: No
PAPERS: No
WITH: Later Patek Philippe presentation box and outer packaging
REMARK: Please note that Patek Philippe will not issue an Extract from the Archives for this timepiece
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Lot Essay

The appearance of this watch in the public domain adds to the knowledge and understanding of the watches made in the 1970s to special order for His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. During those early years there were no official watch agents in Oman and so almost all of the watches made by various brands with “Khanjar” dials were supplied through the ultra high-end retailer Asprey of New Bond Street in London and occasionally through their Geneva branch. The reference 3506 was produced from 1963 to 1976 in white and yellow gold. Nicknamed 'Skater' due to the horizontally laid case, the watch was advertised by Patek Philippe as an innovative design.

Asprey
Located since 1847 at 167, New Bond Street in London, the Asprey name has become particularly synonymous with watches supplied to Middle Eastern royalty with special emblem dials and/or exotic gem-set cases particularly by Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet.

In regard to watches, it was really only Asprey who for generations had direct contact with this kind of exalted client and those clients trusted the company to coordinate their special watch requirements. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s and even into the 80s, outsiders, even the famous watch brands would have had almost no access or opportunity to deal directly with Middle Eastern royalty, Asprey was therefore the main conduit for that very important market.

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