$120,100
PATEK PHILIPPE - REF. 3448 - RETAILED BY HOWES Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1119522, case No. 332890, Ref. 3448. Made in 1977, sold on October 18th, 1978. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, outer dot minute division, subsidiary dial for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes This 3448 has remained in excellent original condition with little wear as displayed by the still visible 18k US gold stamp to the case reverse, similarly the Swiss hallmarks remain extremely crisp and the shoulders with good definition. Howes Brothers (later B.D. Howes and Sons) Founded circa 1880 in Clinton, Iowa, the brothers Edward and Benjamin Howes's shop specialized in Mississipi cultured pearls, jewelry
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-06-08
