226,200 CHF
Ref. 3450, Red Leap Year Indicator Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1119619, case No. 2788643, Ref. 3450. Made in 1982, sold on May 13th, 1982. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, red dot for the leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and a fitted box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidates lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Silvered gold with applied yellow gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, subsidiary dial for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the month, leap year and the moon phases, outer minute division. 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 Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 3450 Produced in 244 examples from 1981 to 1986 with the caliber 27-460 QPB, the majority in yellow gold, very few in pink or white gold. – First series: leap year display in red on the dial. – Second series: leap year display in Arabic numerals on the dial. Made in very few examples with sapphire crystal back. – Third series: leap year display in Roman numerals on the d
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
