Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 146

So-Called "Jumbo, Ref. 3700/1J" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus," No. 1307587, case No. 549441, Ref. 3700/1J. Made circa 1983. Very fine and rare, oversized, "carré galbé", self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an integrated 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet with 18K white gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 20,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,000 - 22,000

Sold: USD 27,140

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Black with horizontal stripes, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold "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, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 44 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm. Property of an East Coast Collector


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3700/1 Production of this reference started in 1976. Similar watches are 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.