$9,375
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3419, STAINLESS STEEL Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 729161, case No. 2606122, Ref. 3419. Made circa 1960. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, antimagnetic, stainless steel wristwatch. Three-body, polished and brushed, straight-lugs, screw down case back. Matte silver with embossed steel baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Steel baton hands. Cal. 27-400, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes 267: Patek Philippe launched reference 3419 in 1960. As photographed in the details below, the watch was designed to be readily disassembled to allow the owner to switch between a strap and a bracelet.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-04-25
