Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Nov 11, 2007
LOT 298
Yellow Gold Ref. 3448 Patek Philippe, Gen?ve, No. 1119143, case No. 325499, Ref. 3448, second series. Made in 1970, sold on June 22nd, 1970. Very rare and very fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 140,000 - 180,000
EUR 85,000 - 110,000 / USD 120,000 - 150,000
Sold: CHF 153,650
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton and pyramidal indexes, outer dot minute divisions, 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 c?tes 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 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-9-01 |
Good Scratched HANDS Original |
Notes
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 featured 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.