Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 196
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3445 WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Automatic, No. 1226215, case No. 324032, Ref. 3445. Made circa 1970. Fine and rare, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe integrated mesh bracelet with bark-finished links (1 missing cap underneath).
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 78,000 - 116,000 / CHF 9,700 - 14,500
Sold: USD 12,500
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bark-finish bezel repeating the bracelet decoration, screwed-down case back. Satine silver with applied white gold baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped 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.
