Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 207

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Amagnetic", No. 730134, case No. 2618135, Ref. 3417. Made in 1961, sold 28 April, 1961. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel, gentleman's wristwatch, with a stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 23,000 - 29,000

EUR 15,000 - 18,000 / USD 18,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 24,150

C. Two-body, polished, screwed-down case back, anti-magnetic protecting cap, flat bezel, straight lugs.D. Matte silver with applied steel bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 27-AM 400, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, ?fausses-cotes? decoration, 18 jewels, bronzeberyllium straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 10,2 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 5 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3417 Production of this reference started in 1958. The caliber 12'''-400 was in production then, and some of the examples were AmagnetiC. The Amagnetic cal. 27-400 AM was launched in 1960. Amagnetic calibers are fitted 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.