Important Collectors Watches, Pocket ...

New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 333

Ref. 3465, Clous-de-Paris Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 797631, case No. 518470, Ref. 3465. Made in the 1960?s. Very fine and rare, square, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, bezel and sides with "clous-de-Paris" decoration, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. "Clous-de-Paris" decorated matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 23-300, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 26 mm. Thickness 6 mm.