Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 439

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3445 RETAILED BY BEYER Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1120132, case No. 311747, Ref. 3445. Made in 1962, sold on June 8th, 1962 by Beyer. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with jump-type date with an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, facetted angled lugs, screw-down back. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute division, subsidiary dial for the seconds, aperture for the date. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 27-460 M, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.