$18,880
White Gold Ref. 3445" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1230309, case No. 329594, Ref. 3445. Made in 1971. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with instantaneous calendar and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, stepped bezel. Blue with applied white gold baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self compensating Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes Ref. 3445 Production of this reference started in 1961. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, pp. 217 - 219.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
