146,500 CHF
Reference 3448, First Series Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119001, case No. 311094, Ref. 3448, First series. Manufactured in 1962, sold on April 10, 1964. Production of this reference started in 1962. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the "Extract from the Archives". three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, dust-proof PP crown, lapidated lugs. matte silver with applied yellow gold Bâton and pyramidal indexes, outer indelibly painted bâton minute graduation, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Notes The present watch, bearing the number 1119001, is the second watch of this series. It is interesting to note that the first one, bearing the number 1119000, was produced with caliber 27-460 Q, but had only 34 jewels, when all others bear 37 jewels. Probably, after the creation of the first model, the caliber was adjusted to 37 jewels.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
