37,760 HKD
Ref. 3442-1 “Tile Links” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 798121, case No. 2625352, Ref. 3442-1. Made in 1965, sold on September 24, 1965. Very fine and rare 18K pink gold mid-sized wristwatch with an integrated and reeded tile-link 18K pink gold bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. To be sold without reserve Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel. Satiné silver with painted baton indexes. Black "baton" hands. Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 6.5 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm. Notes Ref. 3442-1 Production of this reference started circa 1960. For a similar watch, see “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2000, vol. II, p. 217.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-25
