73,600 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119709,case No. 2805718, Ref. 3450 Q, sold on November 1st, 1984.Very fine astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, leather strap and 18K yellow gold deployant clasp.Accompanied by certificate. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed. matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. “Dauphine” yellow gold hands. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax 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. 37 mm. Notes Ref. 3448Produced in 586 examples from 1962-64 to 1982, with the calibre 27-460Q, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. This series began with the serial number 1’119’000.A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 288.A unique example of this reference is known to date in platinum. Its movement was made in 1973, and, at the request of the owner, was cased in platinum by Patek Philippe, with sapphire indexes on the dial, and delivered on 9 January 1997. This watch was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva, on April 18-19, 1998, for SFr. 201'500 (US$ 133,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
