Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 157

Patek Philippe Ref. 3563 White Gold Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No 1183328, case No. 2706010. Ref. 3563-2. Made in 1972. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white wristwatch with an integrated 18K white gold Patek Philippe hammered mesh bracelet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back fixed with a screwed-down ring, hammered bezel repeating the bracelet decoration, back winder, sapphire crystal. D. Hammered white gold with applied white gold and black baton indexes. White gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 350, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung blued steel balance-spring. Dial, case, and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length: 190 mm.