It can’t get any more classic than the Patek Philippe 570. The 570 was manufactured from 1938 to 1972 in yellow, white, and rose gold, as well as platinum, steel, and two-tone combinations. The reference came in a variety of designs, featuring baton indices, numerals in both Roman and Arabic, applied Breguet style numerals, and two and three-tone dials. The flat-bezel case was a significant increase in size versus the first Calatrava introduced, the 31mm Patek Philippe Reference 96, first manufactured in 1932.
The 570 used manual calibers 12-120 SC (center seconds), 12-120 PS (subsidiary seconds), 12-400, and the 27 SC. The 12-120 PS was the most common movement used, a 12 ligne in-house movement.
This research focuses specifically on my personal favorite, the stainless steel Patek Philippe 570.
Not covered in this research is the Patek Philippe 565, also introduced in 1938 and featuring a 35.5mm case, but with a screw-down caseback.
Patek Philippe 570 Case Number Project
Below is an aggregation all of the Patek Philippe 570 I have found in steel. If you see any duplicates, errors, have serial numbers to include, or know of other steel Patek 570s to add, please let me know.
The production range I have seen for steel Patek Philippe 570 included in this research is 1938 – 1961.
The range above is limited due to few of these pieces available, and with many lacking caseback images, or text, and some without serial number provided.
The watches represented on each row in the table below are not intended to be unique, as I am including all transactions/owners to track any changes to the piece over time. I do my best to use visual cues to pair the same watch posted. When the case number can’t be established, I give the timepiece a unique ID (generally based on any part of the number that is known, plus a related date posted).
Unfortunately, some images may not appear in the table below as the table refers to the corresponding source page. If the image is removed or if the table is not able to process the site, a broken (or no) image will appear.
Caveats:
Description of pieces are generally based upon public images/video. For some detail, I do not have images and/or have to rely on text descriptions from the individual posting the timepiece. Some elements are often difficult to determine from pictures, including color of hands, for example if the register hands are black or blue. If I have a 50-50 guess, I leave the detail as “unknown.”
EIGHTEEN (18) JEWELS
ADJUSTED FIVE (5) POSITIONS
THREE (3) HEAT, COLD, ISOCHRONISM
No 925053
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE SWISS
Two stamps of Geneva quality seal
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
630213
927337
570
20,120,614
01-01-1970
Auction
1945
Dec 27, 1945
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Stainless steel
Applied, baton
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF
Unknown
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
30,000
Sold
630218
864493
570
20,131,001
01-10-2013
Manufacture
c. 1943-45
36.20
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
* SWISS *
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Stainless steel
Applied, dots
Roman
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 SC (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637709
928386
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1946
May 31, 1946
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied, plots
Arabic, White gold
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637709
Some etching
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 928386
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
None
None
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637715
929848
570
20,161,112
12-11-2016
Auction
1946
Apr 17, 1947
None
35.50
Stainless steel
Two-tone opaline
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF riveted stainless steel
Unknown
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Passed
637716
929952
570
20,111,113
01-01-1970
Auction
1946
May 5, 1947
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Steel
Applied
Roman
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
40,668
Sold
637716
929952
570
20,140,901
01-09-2014
Dealer
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied, stick
Roman
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Yes (red)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
637716
929952
570
20,201,009
09-10-2020
Dealer
1947
May 5, 1947
35.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silverred
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Steel
Applied, stick
Roman
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120
Can't tell
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
637722
962434
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1943
Unknown
405 Swiss francs
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
SWISS
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Enamel, baton
Arabic
Enamel?
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637722
None
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 962434
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
M?
None
None
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
N/A
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637729
965109
570
20,200,627
01-01-1970
Auction
1949
May 16, 1950
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120PS, 18 jewels
No 965109
PATEKxxxLIPPE & Co
xxxxxx
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
92,288
Sold
637729
965109
570
20,190,907
07-09-2019
Private
1949
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied, baton
N/A
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637732
966667
570
20,140,511
11-05-2014
Auction
1950
Nov 28, 1950
None
36.20
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
84,585
Sold
637745
922936
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1943
Mar 16, 1943
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Three-tone silvered
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
White gold
Leaf
Non-luminous
White gold
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637745
V's on caseback edge
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 922936
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
None
None
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637745
922936
570
20,140,403
03-04-2014
Private
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Multi-tone silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647667
728029
570
20,191,109
09-11-2019
Auction
1957
Oct 28, 1959
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Silver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-400
ADJUSTED TO HEAT, COLD,
ISOCHRONISM AND
FIVE (5) POSITIONS
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
EIGHTEEN (18) JEWELS
GENEVE SWISS
No 728029
[another logo - can't tell]
Unknown
[GENEVE logo]
12-400
None
No
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
125,474
Sold
647667
728029
570
20,131,110
10-11-2013
Auction
1957
Oct 28, 1959
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Silver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-400, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Two Geneva seal stamps
Unknown
No
n/a
GF expandable link
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
101,672
Sold
647668
728344
570
20,091,115
01-01-1970
Auction
1958
Jan 15, 1960
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
Likely (per text):
"PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co"
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Subsidiary
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Applied
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
69,094
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,160,527
01-01-1970
Dealer
1949
Apr 17, 1950
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
SIlver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,160,509
09-05-2016
Dealer
1949
May 3, 1905
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
White gold
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Acrylic
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,150,606
06-06-2015
Dealer
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
SIlver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
N/A
Mesh
Unknown
Yes (red)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,109,023
01-01-1970
Private
1949
Apr 17, 1950
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
White gold
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
647690
570
None
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 965546
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF link
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647707
828712
570
20,180,524
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Aug 7, 1939
None
37.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
93,750
Sold
647707
828712
570
20,120,614
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Jan 6, 1939
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Passed
647707
828712
570
20,050,517
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Jan 6, 1939
None
0.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Signed?
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
90,308
Sold
647721
861893
570
20,181,110
10-11-2018
Auction
1949
May 27, 1950
None
36.50
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Painted
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
116,629
Sold
647721
861893
570
20,200,117
01-01-1970
Private
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Painted
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647725
861906
570
20,140,913
01-01-1970
Auction
c 1950s
Unknown
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver painted luminous
Leaf
Luminous, painted
Silver painted luminous
Leaf
Luminous, painted
Center (indirect)
Blued?
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Silver, painted luminous
Applied
Roman
Painted
None
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown, 20 jewels (per text)
TWENTY (20) JEWELS
ADJUSTED FIVE (5) POSITIONS
THREE (3) HEAT, COLD, ISOCHRONISM
No 861906
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE SWISS
Most all known Patek Philippe steel 570 pieces are unique in design combination of dial, hands and marks.
The following highlights the most prominent elements of dials seen.
Regarding dial color, we see groupings as follows. Colors
– Silvered
– Two or three-tone silvered
– Some dials appear white in color, though given the frequency of silvered dials, this may simply be due to the photograph (in the case number project I have noted dials as “white” when appears as so, if no other indication of color is provided)
– There are some unusual colors seen, including a pink/copper-ish three-tone dial, which likely began its life silvered, and a caramel colored dial, which I would guess is another aged silver dial. The black dial seen is a replacement.
Numerals, marks and seconds register
– A large number of dials feature a Breguet style numerals, nearly all applied Arabic, with one example of black enameled numerals. When Breguet numerals are used, they appear at each hour, generally with the exception of at 6. Two examples do have a cropped-6.
– Approximately the same number of dials have Arabic numbers not in Breguet style. There are two general styles of these dials:
— Numerals shown at 3, 6, 9 and 12, unless the watch has subsidiary seconds, in which case none is shown at 6. These dials have baton marks (short or long applied, or enameled) for the other hours.
— Numerals at 2, 4, 8, 10 and 12. These dials all have plots of the other hour marks.
– Only a couple of dials have Roman numerals, at 3, 6 (if indirect seconds), 9 and 12. The two pieces are completely different in design (marks, outer track, center v subsidiary).
– Last, there are few dials with no numerals, and simple single pointed baton index marks at each hour (with a pair at 12 o’clock), cropped at 6 due to the subsidiary register.
Outer minute track
Outer tracks come in a few different varieties:
[images to come]
– plots
– minute marks, thicker on the 5s, both with and without numerals
– railroad tracks, no numerals, lines connecting the rings at each minute, thicker on the 5s
– railroad tracks, numerals on the 5s with short thick marks within the track, lines connecting the rings at each minute, with short marks at 1/5.
– railroad tracks with lines connecting at the 5s, and dots at each minute within the track; numerals are at the outside of the outer ring on the 15s
Subsidiary seconds
I have seen a handful of indirect center seconds pieces, with the vast majority utilizing a subsidiary seconds register.
Subsidiary designs include:
– multiple rings featuring a railroad-style design for the two “inner” rings, numerals on the 10s
– simplified closed register with two outer rings, featuring thick marks extending to both rings on the 15s, slightly less thick marks on the 5s extending about 2/3 of the way to the outer ring, and shorter minute marks (one piece has only 5-minute marks, which extend between rings)
– open register
Dials with Breguet numerals are generally the only dials that have registers with numerals, though we see a single example without Breguet numerals.
There can be slight differences in design within one type, such as slightly differing length of 5-second marks.
Signature and retailer
We see two manufacture signatures centered horizontally on the top half of the dial:
‘PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co.’ and ‘PATEK PHILIPPE’
Regardless of which is shown, we see GENÈVE below.
One curious dial has a short underline below GENEVE. Though curiously it lacks the È mark in GENÈVE, and it is unclear if there is a comma between PATEK and PHILIPPE. I do not believe pieces were ever signed PATEK PHILIPPE & Co., but would rather show without the comma due to a reprinted dial, or excessive cleaning.
I have seen three retailer signatures on the Patek Philippe 570 in stainless steel:
HAUSMANN & Co
EBERHARD – MILAN
ASTRUA – TORINO
Patek Philippe 570 Hands
Patek Philippe main hands come in a variety of different designs, and through there do not appear to be hard and fast rules based upon dial design, or movement/case numbers, there are some observations that hold generally true:
Subsidiary seconds pieces with Breguet style numerals correspond most often to leaf (feuille) hand styles, though we see spade and dauphine hands examples.
Center seconds, with either Arabic or Roman numerals, utilize pencil hands, as generally do railway-track dial designs.
Arabic numeral dials that are not Breguet style and with subsidiary seconds are paired with leaf or pencil hands.
Dials with no numerals and only baton indicies are paired with dauphine hands.
Patek Philippe 570 Movement
The Patek Philippe 570 came with one of four manual calibers (please excuse the “-” versus the use of “12’’’120”:
– 12-120 PS (PS: subsidiary seconds, “Petite seconde”)
– 12-120 SC (SC: center seconds)
– 12-400
– 27 SC
The most common movement found in the Patek Philippe steel 570 is the 12-120 PS.
This caliber was developed under Patek Philippe’s Technical Director, Jean Pfister, and replaced the prior 12-ligne LeCoultre previously used in the Reference 96.
The next most common is the indirect center seconds, the 12-120 SC, produced in combination with Victorin Piguet and included an additional mechanism connected to the existing 12-120.
I have seen one example of a steel 570 with the 12-400 movement:
The 12-400 was introduced in 1949.
Lastly, I have found one reference to a steel 570 with 27 SC movement, but no image is shown. This movement succeeded the 120-120 SC.
If you know of any examples with image, please contact me.
Patek Philippe 570 Price Trends
There are so few stainless steel Patek Philippe 570 sales at auction, it is challenging to see crisp any price trends, though the direction is clear. The chart below will is difficult to view due to the outlier sold in May 2021 at Phillips for an incredible 3.3m CHF.
You may use the filters in the table at bottom to view data for a subset of case numbers, and this will filter the price trends chart as well.
Please contact me if you know of any other pieces, have serial numbers to contribute, or corrections.
EIGHTEEN (18) JEWELS
ADJUSTED FIVE (5) POSITIONS
THREE (3) HEAT, COLD, ISOCHRONISM
No 925053
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE SWISS
Two stamps of Geneva quality seal
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
630213
927337
570
20,120,614
01-01-1970
Auction
1945
Dec 27, 1945
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Stainless steel
Applied, baton
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF
Unknown
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
30,000.00
Sold
630218
864493
570
20,131,001
01-10-2013
Manufacture
c. 1943-45
36.20
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
* SWISS *
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Stainless steel
Applied, dots
Roman
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 SC (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637709
928386
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1946
May 31, 1946
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied, plots
Arabic, White gold
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637709
Some etching
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 928386
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
None
None
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637715
929848
570
20,161,112
12-11-2016
Auction
1946
Apr 17, 1947
None
35.50
Stainless steel
Two-tone opaline
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF riveted stainless steel
Unknown
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Passed
637716
929952
570
20,111,113
01-01-1970
Auction
1946
May 5, 1947
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Steel
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Steel
Applied
Roman
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
40,668.00
Sold
637716
929952
570
20,140,901
01-09-2014
Dealer
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied, stick
Roman
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Yes (red)
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
637716
929952
570
20,201,009
09-10-2020
Dealer
1947
May 5, 1947
35.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silverred
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued?
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Steel
Applied, stick
Roman
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120
Can't tell
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
637722
962434
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1943
Unknown
405 Swiss francs
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
SWISS
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
White gold
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Pencil with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Enamel, baton
Arabic
Enamel?
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637722
None
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 962434
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
M?
None
None
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
N/A
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637729
965109
570
20,200,627
01-01-1970
Auction
1949
May 16, 1950
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120PS, 18 jewels
No 965109
PATEKxxxLIPPE & Co
xxxxxx
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
92,288.00
Sold
637729
965109
570
20,190,907
07-09-2019
Private
1949
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied, baton
N/A
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637732
966667
570
20,140,511
11-05-2014
Auction
1950
Nov 28, 1950
None
36.20
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic
Painted
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
84,585.00
Sold
637745
922936
570
20,100,923
01-01-1970
Private
1943
Mar 16, 1943
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Three-tone silvered
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
White gold
Leaf
Non-luminous
White gold
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
637745
V's on caseback edge
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 922936
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
None
None
None
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
637745
922936
570
20,140,403
03-04-2014
Private
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Multi-tone silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Silver
Leaf
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647667
728029
570
20,191,109
09-11-2019
Auction
1957
Oct 28, 1959
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Silver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-400
ADJUSTED TO HEAT, COLD,
ISOCHRONISM AND
FIVE (5) POSITIONS
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
EIGHTEEN (18) JEWELS
GENEVE SWISS
No 728029
[another logo - can't tell]
Unknown
[GENEVE logo]
12-400
None
No
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
125,474.00
Sold
647667
728029
570
20,131,110
10-11-2013
Auction
1957
Oct 28, 1959
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Silver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-400, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Two Geneva seal stamps
Unknown
No
n/a
GF expandable link
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
101,672.00
Sold
647668
728344
570
20,091,115
01-01-1970
Auction
1958
Jan 15, 1960
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Snap-on caseback
Silvered
Likely (per text):
"PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
HAUSMANN & Co"
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Subsidiary
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Applied
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Yes
69,094.00
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,160,527
01-01-1970
Dealer
1949
Apr 17, 1950
None
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
SIlver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,160,509
09-05-2016
Dealer
1949
May 3, 1905
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
White gold
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Acrylic
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,150,606
06-06-2015
Dealer
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
Unknown
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
SIlver
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
N/A
Mesh
Unknown
Yes (red)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Sold
647690
965546
570
20,109,023
01-01-1970
Private
1949
Apr 17, 1950
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-body, snap-on caseback
Silvered
PATEK PHILIPPE
GENEVE
None
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
White gold
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
White gold
Leaf with leaf tail
Non-luminous
White gold
Applied
N/A
Plots
Plain
Unknown
Plain
None
None
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
- GENEVE -
SWISS
ACIER INOX
647690
570
None
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
No 965546
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
GF link
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647707
828712
570
20,180,524
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Aug 7, 1939
None
37.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal 12-120 (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
93,750.00
Sold
647707
828712
570
20,120,614
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Jan 6, 1939
None
36.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Passed
647707
828712
570
20,050,517
01-01-1970
Auction
1938
Jan 6, 1939
None
0.00
Stainless steel
Three-tone
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Silver
Dauphine
Non-luminous
Subsidiary
Blued
Leaf with tail
Non-luminous
Silver
Applied
Arabic, Breguet
Plots
Signed?
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
90,308.00
Sold
647721
861893
570
20,181,110
10-11-2018
Auction
1949
May 27, 1950
None
36.50
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Painted
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Cal. 12-120, 18 jewels (per text)
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Signed
n/a
n/a
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
116,629.00
Sold
647721
861893
570
20,200,117
01-01-1970
Private
Unknown
Unknown
0.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Silver
Pencil
Non-luminous
Center (indirect)
Blued
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Black
Painted
Arabic
Painted
Plain
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
No
Unknown
n/a
n/a
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
NFS
647725
861906
570
20,140,913
01-01-1970
Auction
c 1950s
Unknown
Unknown
36.00
Stainless steel
White
PATEK PHILIPPE & Co.
GENEVE
None
Silver painted luminous
Leaf
Luminous, painted
Silver painted luminous
Leaf
Luminous, painted
Center (indirect)
Blued?
Stick with tail
Non-luminous
Silver, painted luminous
Applied
Roman
Painted
None
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown, 20 jewels (per text)
TWENTY (20) JEWELS
ADJUSTED FIVE (5) POSITIONS
THREE (3) HEAT, COLD, ISOCHRONISM
No 861906
PATEK, PHILIPPE & Co
GENEVE SWISS