21,240 CHF
Ref. 3420, Yellow Gold "Amagnetic” Patek Philippe, Genève, "Amagnetic", No. 733869, case No. 432603, Ref. 3420. Made in 1966, sold on July 28th, 1968. Very fine and rare, antimagnetic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "baton" hands. Cal. 27 AM- 400, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line bronze-beryllium lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes Ref. 3420 Production of this reference started in 1959. Caliber 27-400 AM is equipped with a bronze-beryllium lever escapement, and is sometimes fully protected by a soft iron cap. It can withstand magnetic fields up to 450 oersteds unit of measurement of the intensity of a magnetic field.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-10-14
