112,100 HKD
Ref. 3700/1, Stainless Steel & Yellow Gold, So-Called "Jumbo" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus," No. 1309228, case No. 541605, Ref. 3700/1. Made in 1979. Very fine and rare, large, "carré galbé", self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, the Certificate and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. Black with horizontal stripes, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "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, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 45 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes Ref. 3700/1 Production of this references 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:
2003-06-02
