Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 244

Yellow Gold Ref. 3445/6 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1128312, case No. 324858, Ref. 3445/6. Made circa 1980. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and an integrated linen-textured 18K yellow gold bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, linen decoration repeated on bezel, screwed-down case back. D. Satiné champagne with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straightline 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.