$270,000
Patek Philippe Ref. 3450 with Crystal Display Case Back Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1119661, case No. 558562, Ref. 3450. Made in 1983, sold September 19, 1983. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate, booklet and the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, transparent snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Silvered gold with applied yellow gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the month, leap year and the moon phases. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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 gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes The present watch is one of the extremely rare Ref. 3450 fitted with a display crystal snap-on back. Only four references 3450 fitted with such factory display backs have appeared in auction to date. These rare version were likely made by Patek Philippe by special order of the original owner. This particular example has never appeared on the mark
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-12-09
