$12,500
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3440 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1111109, case No. 311544, Ref. 3440. Made in 1961, sold November 23rd, 1961. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a Patek Philippe 18K gold textured brick bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, the Extract of the Archives and 2 extra links. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, lapidated straight lugs. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. Length approx. 185 mm.plus 2 links.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2016-04-20
