Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 197

Ref. 3448 - 8 ?Luminous Dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119472, case No. 332591, Ref. 3448-8. Made in 1977. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe integral bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 750,000 - 1,000,000

USD 95,000 - 130,000 / EUR 80,000 - 110,000

Sold: HKD 765,500

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and pyramidal indexes, luminous dots, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 27-460 Q, stamped 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, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Approx. length 17 cm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-5-01

Good

Poor

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva as lot 520 on April 2, 2006. Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples from 1962 to 1982, with the caliber 27-460 Q, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. This series began with the serial number 1119000. Six watches of this reference are known to exist without the moon phases. During the 50s and 60s gold bracelets were fitted between lugs by means of a spring bar and were sold separately, thus not changing the reference of the watch. At the beginning of the 70s a new fashion was launched and more watches were proposed with an integrated gold bracelet. The Patek Phillipe reference then changed with an additional number after the four first digits, as follows: 3448/3, or 3448/15, and so on, depending on the bracelet design.