Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 673

Ref. 3445/100, ?Iraqi Eagle? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1232996, case No. 2784372, Ref. 3445/100. Made in 1981, sold on March 20, 1981. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with jump-type date and an Iraqi crest on the dial. Accompanied by the original fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, polished, stepped bezel, facetted angled lugs, screw-down back. D. Satiné navy blue with the Iraqi eagle and applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dials, aperture for the jump date. Yellow gold ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 27-460 M, 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 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Property of a European Gentleman