$27,140
“So-called Jumbo, Ref. 3700/1" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", No. 1309830, case No. 538957, Ref. 3700/1. Made in the 1970s. Very fine and rare, oversized, "carré galbé", self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and an integrated, stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 28-255 C, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 44 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm. Notes Ref. 3700/1 Production of this reference started in 1976. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. I, pp. 312-313 and in vol. II, p. 250.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
