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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 139

Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 1125573, case No. 320232, Ref. 3445. Made circa 1968 for Gübelin. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, transparent back and extra solid gold back and Patek Philippe 18K yellow gold buckle.

CHF 12,000 - 16,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000 / USD 10,000 - 14,000

Sold: CHF 20,700

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-downtransparent case back, straight lapidated lugs. D. Brushedgilt with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiaryseconds, aperture for the date. Yellow gold "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 27-460M, stamped with the Seal of Geneva QualityMark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balanceadjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions,shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguetbalance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movementsigned. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3445 was produced from 1961 to 1976; very few examples are known with transparent back. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 217 to 219.