Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 160

"Golden Ellipse," Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, "Ellipse," No. 1216942, case No. 2721594, Ref. 3548/1. Made in the 1970s. Fine, elliptical, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an integrated 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe mesh bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied yellow gold bâton indexes. Yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 23-300 PM, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" 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. 27 x 32 mm. Thickness: 6 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.