97,000 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119358, case No. 331514, Ref. 3448. Made in 1974, sold on May 2, 1978. Pro-duction of this reference started in 1962. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by original fitted box and Extract from the Archives. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Notes Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples from 1962-64 to 1982, with the caliber 27-460 Q, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. This series began with the serial number 1119000. A unique example of this reference is known to date in platinum. Its movement was made in 1973 and, at the request of the owner, was cased in platinum by Patek Philippe, with sapphire indexes on the dial, and delivered on 9 January 1997. This watch was sold by Antiquorum Geneva on April 18-19, 1998
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-10-19
