Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 75

Patek Philippe Ref. 3420, amagnetic Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 730521, case No. 427041, Ref. 3420. Made in 1972. Very fine and rare, antimagnetic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe service receipt and a spare strap.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-AM 400, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line bronze-beryllium 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. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.