Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOT 306

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3541 AUTOMATIC WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1120574, case No. 321004, Ref. 3541. Made in 1969. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, flat stepped bezel, straight lapidated lugs, recessed winding crown. Linen-finished silver with applied white gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped twice with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes 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.