11,250 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3429 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1113233, case No. 2631782, Ref. 3429. Made circa 1962. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold buckle. Two-body, solid, polished, screw down case back, stepped inclined bezel, straight curved lugs. Satine silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute divisions. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460, 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, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm Property of a German Collector Notes Patek Philippe produced reference 3429 from 1960 - 1969 This watch is illustrated on page 104 in the book "Patek Philippe - Kult-Objekt & Wert-Anlage" by J. Michael Mehltretter.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
