Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Hotel Du Rhone, Apr 02, 2006

LOT 328

Ref. 3433 ?Yellow? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1111052, case No. 2614367, Ref. 3433. Made in 1961, sold on September 25, 1961. Retailed by Asprey. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a transparent back and an additional solid gold back. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent caseback, stepped and concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.