Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 411

Yellow Gold Ref. 3445 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1120774, case No. 313594, Ref. 3445. Made in 1963, sold on December 31th, 1963. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved, stepped bezel, lapidated curved and straight lugs. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer engraved minute division, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes 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.