Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 30, 2015

LOT 114

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3429 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Especially Made for His Excellency Henry J. Taylor, American Ambassador to Switzerland circa 1962, movement No. 1110116, case No. 2614575, Ref. 3429. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an integral 18K yellow gold brick link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

USD 7,000 - 10,000

HKD 54,000 - 78,000 / CHF 6,800 - 9,700

Sold: USD 10,000

Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, screw down case back engraved: Especially Made for His Excellency Henry J. Taylor, American Ambassador to Switzerland. Satine silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, outer minute divisions. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor.


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Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.