13,750 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3445 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1230981, case No. 329328, Ref. 3445/6. Made in 1971, sold on April 25th, 1972. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with jump-type date and an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, lapidated angled lugs, recessed winding crown, screw-down back. Satiné blue with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds, gold-rimmed aperture for the date. Yellow gold Dauphine hands. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax 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. 35 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Property of a German Collector Notes This watch was fully overhauled by Patek Philippe in 2004. It is likely that the present dial was substituted at this time replacing the silvered dial stated on the Extract from the Archives. This watch is illustrated on page 144 in the book "Patek Philippe - Kult-Objekt & Wert-Anlage" by J. Michael Mehltretter
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
