Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 13, 2012

LOT 136

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3417 AMAGNETIC Patek Philippe, Genève, "Amagnetic", movement No. 732829, case No. 2633182, Ref. 3417. Made circa 1962. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, amagnetic stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 18,000 - 28,000

USD 20,000 - 30,000 / EUR 15,000 - 23,000

Sold: CHF 37,500

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, fl at bezel, lapidated lugs, screweddown case back, inner protection cap with steel securing washer. D. Matte silvered with applied steel baton indexes and Arabic 12, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds dial. Steel baton hands. M. Cal. 27-AM 400, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, bronze beryllium straight-line lever escapement, gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a German Collector


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

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Notes

This watch was serviced by Patek Philippe in 2004. Ref. 3417 Production of this reference started in 1958 using the caliber 12'''- 400, some examples being Amagnetic. The Amagnetic cal. 27-400 AM was launched in 1960. Amagnetic calibers are fi tted with a bronze beryllium lever escapement and are protected by a soft iron cap. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by M. Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, pp. 192 and 194. This watch is illustrated on page 106 in the book "Patek Philippe - Kult-Objekt & Wert-Anlage" by J. Michael Mehltretter