Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 108

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1181908, case No. 2693763, Ref. 3573. Made in the 1970s. Very fine, ?carré galbé?, center-seconds, back-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with screwed-down ring, back winder. D. Blue with applied luminous yellow gold bâton indexes. Luminous yellow gold ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 350, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur 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. 36 x 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.