42,550 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 1119438, case No. 332557, Ref. 3448, made in 1976, produced in 586 examples from 1962 to 1982 in yellow, pink and white gold and in platinum. Very fine astronomic, self-winding, 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases with certificate. massive, polished, pyramidal bezel, dedicated back. mat silver with applied gold indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the lunations and the leap year. "Dauphine" gold hands. 27-460 Q Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 18 ct gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 37 mm. Notes This watch was presented by Patek Philippe to one of their collaborator for 25 years services. As for the Ref. 3450, the dial bears the aperture for the leap year.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1996-04-20