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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 429

Tiffany & Co. Ref. 3448 ?Second Series No. 119? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1119119, case No. 320338, Ref. 3448, second series. Made in 1969, sold on June 18th, 1969. Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Very rare and very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 120,000 - 180,000

EUR 75,000 - 115,000 / USD 100,000 - 145,000

Sold: CHF 154,800

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold long Bâton and pyramidal indexes, outer dot minute graduation, 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 Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" 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 yellow gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37.4 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples from 1962 to 1982, with the calibre 27- 460 Q from serial no. 1119000, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink or white gold. 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 trend developed and more watches were proposed with an integral gold bracelet. The Patek Philippe reference then changed with an additional number after the four first digits, as follows: 3448/3 or 3448/15, depending on the bracelet design.