Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 271

"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. 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".

USD 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 55,000 - 70,000

Sold: USD 103,500

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, lapidated lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Bâton and pyramidalindexes, outer dot minute graduation, graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and themoon 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. Thickness 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3448. Produced in 586 examples from 1962-64 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. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 288, and in "Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 221.