Timeless Beauty: Spectacular Wristwat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 24, 2004

LOT 122

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 799002, case No. 311263, Ref. 3449. Produced in 1961, sold on May 31, 1965. Made in 3 examples only. Extremely fine and exceptionally rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpe- tual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by the "Extract from the Archives".

C. Three-body, solid, polished, dedicated case back, stepped bezel, lapidated straight lugs. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, graduation for the days of the month, outer minute track, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. 23-300 Q, Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Height 10 mm.Engraved on the case back:"Jan. 3. 1966 - Geo. Poston - Jan. 3. 1936 - + QU'HIER, - QUE DEMAIN".