Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 167

?White Gold Ref. 3445? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1230242, case No. 329211, Ref. 3445. Made in 1971. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with instantaneous calendar. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, stepped bezel. D. Satiné silver with applied white gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped 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 5 positions, shock absorber, self compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.