$66,250
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3700/1 JUMBO NAUTILUS YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus" movement No. 1304008, case No. 536007, Ref. 3700/1. Made in 1977, sold December 16th, 1977. Very fine and very rare, water-resistant, large, cushion shaped, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an integrated 18K yellow gold bracelet with white gold deployant clasp stamped by Patek Philippe and Gay Freres. Accompanied by the original fitted box and Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, wide flat bezel, sapphire crystal. Matte black with horizontal stripes, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 28-255 C, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 42 x 44 mm. THICKNESS 7.5 mm. Approx. overall length 205 mm. Property of an East Coast Collector Gold versions of the NAUTILUS 3700/1 were launched after the steel model and featured GAY FRERES bracelets. From research, this example, fresh to the market from a private collector with case number 536007, is the earliest numbered gold 3700 to be offered publicly at auction in recent years and it can possibly be assumed, due to the simila
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2016-10-08
