Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 288

?Ref. 3448-15? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119469, case No. 332585, Ref. 3448-15. Made in 1977, sold on March 9, 1977. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an integrated and woven, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet with clasp. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 65,000 - 85,000

Sold: USD 103,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton and pyramidal indexes, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, 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. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples from 1962 to 1982, with the caliber 27-460 Q, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. This series began with the serial number 1119000. To date, only one example of this reference is known in platinum. Its movement was made in 1973 and at the request of the owner, it was cased in platinum by Patek Philippe, with sapphire indexes on the dial, and delivered on 9 January 1997. A watch bearing this reference but without moon phases was sold by Antiquorum on November 19, 2000, lot 276. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 288.