You can sell your Patek Philippe to Reuven Watches in Utrecht. We buy every Patek, from a Nautilus or an Aquanaut to a Calatrava, an Annual Calendar or an older Golden Ellipse, with or without box and papers. Send the details and a few photos and you will hear what we offer within 24 hours, weekends included.
You are not committed to anything. Your details stay confidential.
With Patek Philippe it comes down to provenance. Papers, archive records and whether case and movement belong together weigh more heavily here than at any other brand in our range. These are the six points that most decide what we can offer.
Patek supplies a certificate with every watch carrying the reference, the case number and the movement number. That document belongs to this watch and to no other. At Patek it is the heaviest-weighing separate item in the set.
Impact on the value: Large
The four-digit base number says which model it is; the characters after it say the rest. An A stands for steel, an R for rose gold, a G for white gold, a J for yellow gold and a P for platinum. A /1 points to a bracelet.
Impact on the value: Large
Patek strikes both numbers separately, and they should belong together. If they do not agree with what the archive says, something has been swapped along the way. We note both numbers and set them beside the papers.
Impact on the value: Large
On request the house supplies an extract stating how your watch left the factory and when it was sold. It is not required, but on older examples it removes any doubt about the original specification.
Impact on the value: Average
A perpetual calendar, an annual calendar, a chronograph or a world time is more than an extra hand: it is a different movement with a market of its own. Say in your request which complications your watch has.
Impact on the value: Large
On the sports models the case edge runs in crisp transitions. A polished example loses that line and that is irreversible. On the classic lines we look at the slim case flank, because that is where wear shows first.
Impact on the value: Average
We deliberately name no figures and no guide prices on this page. At Patek Philippe two examples of the same reference diverge widely as soon as the papers differ.
Request a valuationThe reference is on the certificate and the case number on the case. The base number names the model, the characters after it the material and the strap version. If you do not know the reference, send a photo of the dial, of the case side and of the certificate.
| Reference | Model | Period | Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3700/1A | Nautilus, first generation | circa 1976 to 1981 | the original Jumbo, slim profile |
| 5711/1A | Nautilus in steel | circa 2006 to 2021 | bracelet, horizontally ribbed dial |
| 5712/1A | Nautilus with moonphase | circa 2006 to 2025 | small seconds, power reserve, moon phase |
| 5980/1A | Nautilus Chronograph | from 2006 | flyback chronograph on a bracelet |
| 5167A | Aquanaut in steel | from 2007 | tropical rubber strap, chequered dial |
| 5168G | Aquanaut in white gold | from 2017 | larger case, colourful dials |
| 5196 | Calatrava | circa 2005 to 2022 | classic round case, small seconds |
| 5205 and 5230 | Annual Calendar and World Time | from circa 2010 | annual calendar and world time, several materials |
Your reference not listed? We buy every Patek Philippe, including older examples and watches without papers.
Three steps, and until the last one you are committed to nothing. At this brand we ask first about the papers, because they decide most of the answer.
Photograph the dial, the case side with the case number and, if you have it, the certificate. Note the full reference including the letters after it, because they give the material.
Beni Reuben notes the case number and the movement number and compares them with the certificate. On a Patek that is the work that decides the offer. Within 24 hours you will hear what we offer, weekends included.
If the offer suits you, you come by in Utrecht or send your Patek insured. We arrange that shipping and pay for it. If you turn the offer down, you keep your watch.
At this brand the information sits in the papers and in the numbers on the case. The more complete that picture, the less we have to ask.
Status: Helpful
Including the characters after the base number. A 5711/1A is a different watch from a 5711/1R, even though the model is the same.
Status: Helpful
Straight from above and in daylight, so the printing and the finish of the dial are legible.
Status: Helpful
Struck into the case, usually on the side or between the lugs. This number belongs with the certificate.
Status: Helpful
It carries the reference, the case number and the movement number together. At Patek that is the most important document there is.
Status: Optional
Servicing by the brand itself is traceable. Say when it was last serviced and by whom.
Status: Optional
Date, annual calendar, perpetual calendar, moon phase, chronograph or world time. That decides which movement it is.
There is no fixed list: send what you can manage. We go through the rest once we are in touch. We buy every brand, with or without box and papers, and there is no minimum value.
Offer your Patek
On a Patek Philippe the papers are half the story.
Four things that decide most about what a watch fetches at this brand, and that you can check yourself before offering it.
A Patek carries a case number and a movement number, struck separately. Both appear on the certificate. If they do not agree, a case or a movement has been swapped somewhere in its history. That does not make the watch worthless, but it is the first thing we note.
At this brand the lettering system is exceptionally readable. After the four-digit base number an A stands for steel, an R for rose gold, a G for white gold, a J for yellow gold and a P for platinum. A /1 means a bracelet. Passing on the whole reference gets you a more precise answer straight away.
We look at the printing, the shape of the letters and whether the dial fits the year. On older examples dials have sometimes been refinished. That shows in the printing and at the edges, and it belongs in the assessment.
On the sports models the edge of the case runs in a taut line and brushed and polished surfaces are clearly separated. If that separation has been buffed away, the case has been worked on too often. That is irreversible, which is why we look at it with the watch held at an angle to the light.
If you are unsure about any of these points, simply show us. We ask for whatever we need and you do not have to work anything out in advance.
Have your Patek assessedAt this level of value an auction comes into view. That can be a good route, but it takes months, the costs come off the proceeds and you do not know beforehand what it will fetch.
| Reuven Watches | Auction | Selling online yourself | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When you know what it will fetch | Within 24 hours, in advance | Afterwards, once the sale is over | Only once there is a buyer |
| How long it takes | Days | Often months until the next sale | Open-ended |
| Costs | None; the shipping is on us too | A share of the proceeds | Listing fees and your time |
| Discretion | Everything stays between us | Your watch appears in a public catalogue | Your listing is public |
| Without papers | No obstacle; we assess it ourselves | Often harder to place | This is where buyers most often drop out |
| When the offer becomes final | Only once you agree | At the fall of the hammer | Only at the handover |
We are not saying an auction is a bad idea. We are saying that with us you know beforehand what you get, and at an auction afterwards.
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We buy every Patek Philippe. These are the lines we see most, with what matters in the valuation for each.
The sporting classic with the integrated bracelet
since 1976, steel to platinum
Sell your NautilusThe round classic of the house
slim case, classic dial
A calendar that needs setting once a year
several generations and materials
The perpetual calendar
leap year and moonphase
Every time zone on one dial
rotating city and 24-hour rings
The shaped watches
oval and rectangular, often in gold
The ladies' sports and classic line
rectangular and round, quartz and automatic
Yes. We buy every brand, with or without box and papers.
At this brand papers do weigh more heavily than at most others, so it counts in the offer. At Patek it is possible to request an archive extract; that removes part of the doubt.
They give the material and the strap. An A stands for steel, an R for rose gold, a G for white gold, a J for yellow gold and a P for platinum.
A /1 after the base number points to a bracelet. So always pass on the whole reference, not just the four digits.
It is a document from the brand itself stating how your watch left the factory and when it was sold.
It is not required. If you do have one, the original specification is recorded and that works in your favour.
No, they are two separate numbers and they are meant to differ. What matters is whether they agree with what the certificate or the archive says.
Pass on both and we will check.
Yes, including the Calatrava, the Golden Ellipse, the Gondolo and the first generations of Nautilus from those years.
On older watches we look especially at the dial and at whether the case has been worked on too often.
Yes. What you send us stays with us and your details go no further.
At an auction your watch appears in a public catalogue; with us it does not.
Within 24 hours of your request, every day of the week. Weekends included.
You are not tied to the offer. You decide only once you have seen it.
Assessed by
Beni Reuben
Owner and valuer at Reuven Watches
With a Patek Philippe, Beni Reuben sets the watch and the paperwork side by side before saying anything. He starts with the papers and with the two numbers on case and movement, because the provenance of watches like these stands or falls on them.
Ten years in the watch trade
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We buy every Patek Philippe, from a Nautilus to a Golden Ellipse. For each model we look at the full reference, the papers, the numbers and the state of the case. The case number and the certificate together make your watch traceable, and at this brand that is half the work.
The Nautilus is the model in greatest demand, and the full reference decides the most there. Every reference from the 3700 to the 5811 is set out with its features on a page of its own: selling a Patek Philippe Nautilus.
The Aquanaut arrived more than twenty years after the Nautilus and has an audience of its own, with the rubber-like strap as its hallmark. What the case size, the metal and the state of that strap do is set out on a page of its own: selling a Patek Philippe Aquanaut.
The Calatrava is the round classic of the house and has appeared in dozens of versions. When selling a Patek Philippe Calatrava the material, the case size and the dial weigh heaviest. On older examples we also look at the slim case flank, because that is where polishing shows first.
The annual calendar keeps track of the lengths of the months and needs setting only once a year. If you want to sell a Patek Philippe Annual Calendar, do give the reference and say whether the calendar runs correctly, because on this type that is the first question a buyer asks.
The perpetual calendar knows the leap year and, well maintained, runs for years without setting. These are the more complex movements of the house and they call for an assessment of their own. Service history counts more heavily here than on the simpler models.
The World Time shows every time zone on one dial, with a rotating city ring. To sell a Patek Philippe World Time we look at the reference, the material and the execution of the dial, because on this model that is exactly where the distinction lies.
The house's shaped watches sit in a quieter market of their own. The oval Golden Ellipse and the rectangular Gondolo are often made in gold and wear slim. We buy them, including the examples from the seventies and eighties.
Older watches are welcome here too, with or without papers. On a vintage Patek the archive extract is the document that answers the most questions. If you do not know the reference, send a photo of the dial, of the case side and of the caseback.
Send the full reference and a few photos of the dial, the case side and the certificate, and you will hear what we offer within 24 hours. Weekends included.
You are not committed to anything. Your details stay confidential.
