Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 287

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3605 JUMBO ELLIPSE AUTOMATIC YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Ellipse, No. 1305498, case No. 2768142, Ref. 3605-1. Made in 1977 and sold on September 27, 1978. Very fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an integrated 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe mesh bracelet. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

HKD 70,000 - 110,000

USD 9,010 - 14,200 / CHF 8,930 - 14,050

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, snap-on case back, flat bezel, sapphire crystal. Cobalt blue with applied faceted yellow gold baton indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 28-255 C, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 33 x 38 mm. THICKNESS 7 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm. The Extract from the Archives specifically mentions the dial as "Cobalt Blue" rather than being in a standard blue color seen on Lot 271.