Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

New York, Omni Berkshire Place Hotel, Jun 20, 1998

LOT 493

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 1119177, case No. 328463, Ref. 3448, circa 1972. Very fine astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases.

USD 28,000 - 32,000

Sold: USD 43,700

C. massive, polished, satined. D. matt silver with applied yellow gold indexes, graduation for the clays of the month, apertures for the clays of the week, the months and the lunations. "Dauphine " yellow gold hands. M. 27-460 Q Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 37 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, antishock system, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Diam. 37 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-35

Very good

To be restored
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-51

Very good

Partially reprinted

Notes

Ref. 3448 Produced in 586 examples, the majority in yellow gold, very few in pink or white gold, from 1962 to 1982. A unique example is known to date in platinum. Its movement was made in 1973 and, at the request of the client, was cased in platinum by Patek Philippe, with sapphire indexes on the dial, and delivered on 9 January 1997. This watch was sold by Antiquorum, Geneve, 18-19 April 1998, for SFr. 201'500 (US$ 133,100).