Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 224

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1111424, case No. 2614502, Ref. 3428. Produced in 1961, sold February 14, 1962. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 22,000 - 27,000

EUR 14,000 - 18,000 / USD 17,000 - 22,000

Sold: CHF 33,350

C. Two-body solid, polished, screwed-down case back, rounded bezel, concave lugs. D. Off-white enamel with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Height 11 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3428 Production of this reference started in 1960. It was a successor to Ref. 2526, which was first launched by Patek Philippe in 1953.