16,100 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Antimagnetic", No. 730605, case No. 427879, Ref. 3420. Production of this reference started in 1959. Fine 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "Bâton" hands. Cal. 27 AM-400, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line gold lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Notes Caliber 27-400 AM is equipped with a bronze-beryllium lever escapement, and is sometimes fully protected by a soft iron cap. It can withstand magnetic fields up to 450 oersteds unit of measurement of the intensity of a magnetic field. A similar watch is in "Collecting Patek Philippe Watches" by M. and O. Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova 2001, pp. 54-123.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-16
