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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 93

Ref. 3700/1, So-Called "Jumbo" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", No. 1306714, case No. 538528, Ref. 3700/1. Made in 1978, sold on November 27th, 1979. Very fine and rare, large, "carré galbé", self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 120,000 - 160,000

USD 16,000 - 21,000 / EUR 12,000 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 171,100

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "baton" hands. M. Cal. 28-255 C, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 45 mm. Thickness 8 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3700/1 Production of this references started in 1976. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol I, pp. 312-313 and in vol. II, p. 250.