Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
PATEK PHILIPE REF. 3700/1 NAUTILUS JUMBO RETAILED BY GUBELIN Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus" movement No. 1305044, case No. 536289, Ref. 3700/1. Made circa 1981. Very fine and rare, large, cushion shaped, self-winding, water resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, and a stainless steel Patek Philippe "Nautilus" bracelet with deployant clasp.
Two-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, sapphire crystal. Anthracite with horizontal stripes with, applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton 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 to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment.