Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 177

"Yellow 3450 Roman" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1119828, case No. 2808580, Ref. 3450, third series. Sold on July 17, 1985. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, Roman numerals for the leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original certificate.

USD 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 85,000 - 125,000

Sold: USD 157,650

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Silvered gold with applied yellow gold faceted bâton and pyramidal indexes, subsidiary date dial, apertures for the days of the week, the month, leap year 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, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

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Ref. 3450 Made in 244 examples from 1981 to 1986 with the caliber 27-460 QPB, the majority in yellow gold, very few in pink or white gold. ? First series: leap year display in red on the dial. ? Second series: leap year display in Arabic numerals on the dial. Made in very few examples with sapphire crystal back. ? Third series: leap year display in Roman numerals on the dial. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 223 to 225.