7,475 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1113289, case No. 2626157, Ref. 3429. Produced circa 1966. Fine self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch, accompanied by a fitted box. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, stepped flat bezel, curved lugs. Champagne with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, “fausses-côtes” decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet free-sprung balance-spring, 18 K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 10 mm. Notes Ref. 3429 Production of this reference started in 1960. Cal. 27-460 became the movement which was used for all automatic wristwatches and 27-460 Q for perpetual calendar watches with automatic winding.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-10-24
