978,000 HKD
PATEK PHILIPPE REF 3428 ENAMEL DIAL WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1112124, case No. 2626423, Ref. 3428. Sold on 19th July 1962. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with enamel dial and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the extract from the archives and serviced paper ( serviced in 2012 in Swiss) Two-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, screw down case back, concave lugs, PP crown. Ivory-color enamel with applied white gold faceted baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary seconds. White gold dauphine hands. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromaxbalance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance- spring,18K gold rotor. Notes Signed on dial, case and movement. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 9.5 mm. Successor to the Patek 2526, the Patek 3428 is similar in all points except that it was equipped with the new generation of automatic movements caliber 27-460. Featuring the same case size and of course the all important enamel dial, this reference is the development of the first ever automatic wristwatch ever made by PATEK PHILIPPE. Made only during a period of 5 years from 1960 to 1965, this is only the 5th white gold reference 3428 to appear on the market. Never offered at auction before, with a perfect enamel
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-02-07
