51,750 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1113964, case No. 315343, Ref. 3440. Made in 1964, sold October 14, 1965. Very fine and very rare 18K yellow gold self-winding, water-resistant, gentleman's wristwatch with diamond set dial and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, angled bezel, lapi-datedlugs. "Satiné" silver with applied diamond dot and baguetteindexes, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement,Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring,18K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 3440 This reference was produced from 1960 to 1967. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 216.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
