765,500 HKD
Ref. 3448 - 8 “Luminous Dial” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119472, case No. 332591, Ref. 3448-8. Made in 1977. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe integral bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and pyramidal indexes, luminous dots, graduation 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-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. length 17 cm. Notes A similar watch was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva as lot 520 on April 2, 2006. Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples from 1962 to 1982, with the caliber 27-460 Q, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. This series began with the serial number 1119000. Six watches of this reference are known to exist without the moon phases. During the 50s and 60s gold bracelets were fitted between lugs by means of a spring bar and were sold separately, thus not chan
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-23
