Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 165

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3429 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1110057, case No. 2614568, Ref. 3429. Made circa 1962. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a later 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the certificate of origin and fitted box.

Two-body, solid, polished, screw down case back, stepped inclined bezel, straight curved lugs. 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, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor.