46,000 HKD
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Amagnetic,No. 734154, case No. 2657550, Ref. 3410, circa 1971.Fine and rare, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with gold lever escapement and 18K yellow gold woven Patek Philippe bracelet. three body, solid, polished and brushed. champagne with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. “Bâton” yellow gold hands. Cal. 27-400 AM, stamped with the Poinçons de Genève, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration,18 jewels, gold lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm. Notes Ref. 3410Production of this reference started in 1959.The Amagnetic Cal. 27-400 AM was launched in 1960.This calibre is fitted with a gold lever escapement and is sometimes protected by a cap in soft iron.Poinçons de GenèveThe voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory, was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the Poinçons de Genève, punch-marks designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva. Pocket watches, or wristwatches which carry the Poinçons de Genève, considered as an equivalent to a Bulletin Officiel de Marche, punched on a bridge and on the main plate of the movement, were qualified to be officially termed “chronometers”.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
