Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 247

?Luminous dial? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119410, case No. 332539, Ref. 3448. Produced in 1975, sold on November 12, 1975. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman,s wristwatch with luminous dial, perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 160,000 - 200,000

EUR 100,000 - 130,000 / USD 130,000 - 160,000

Sold: CHF 132,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton and pyramidal indexes outer tritium dots, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Tritium-coated 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. Height 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

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. To date, only one example of this reference is known in platinum. Its movement was made in 1973 and at the request of the owner, it was cased in platinum by Patek Philippe, with sapphire indexes on the dial, and was delivered on 9 January 1997. This watch was sold by Antiquorum on April 18-19, 1998, lot 199. A watch bearing this reference but without moon phases was sold by Antiquorum on ovember 19, 2000, lot 276. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 288.