Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 241

Yellow Gold Ref. 3557 Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1143305, case No. 2666906, Ref. 3557. Made in the 1970s. Fine, rectangular curved, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, snap-on case back. D. Blue with applied yellow gold 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 balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 28 x 34 mm. Thickness 6 mm.