Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 268

"Reference 3450, third series, "Roman" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119724, case No. 2805733, Ref. 3450, third series. Manufactured in 1984, sold on February 12, 1985. Production of this reference started in 1981. 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 Extract from the Archives.

USD 80,000 - 100,000

EUR 60,000 - 80,000

Sold: USD 126,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Bâton and pyramidal indexes, graduation for thedays of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the 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 leverescapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprungBreguet balance-spring, 18K yellow gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

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Ref. 3450 Produced 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. One example of this Ref. is known without the leap year indication (see Antiquorum Geneva, May 15, 2005, lot 243. A similar watch is published in "Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 223 to 225.