Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 284

"Golden Ellipse" Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, "Ellipse", No. 1219151, case No. 2733943, Ref. 3548. Made in the 1970s. Fine, elliptical, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, hooded "Vendôme"-type lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Navy blue 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.