Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 172

Reference 3448, Second Series Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119133, case No. 325489, Ref. 3448, Second series. Manufactured in 1970, sold on June 1st, 1970. Production of this reference started in 1962. 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".

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapi-dated lugs.D. matte silver with applied yellow gold 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 mm.