12,075 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1123293, case No. 319157, Ref. 3445. Made in 1965. Very fine, self-winding, water-resis-tant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold textured Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-downcase back, lapidated lugs. Brushed off-white withapplied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary seconds, aperturefor the date. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 27-460 M,stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight linelever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat,cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingfree-sprung Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.Approx. overall length 200 mm. Notes Ref. 3445 PRoduction of this Reference started in 1961. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 217 to 219.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-05-15
