Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 236

?Ref. 3700/1 So-Called "Jumbo" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", No. 1304079, case No. 533952, Ref. 3700/1. Made in 1977, sold on November 18th, 1977. Very fine and rare, oversized, "carré galbé", self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 15,000 - 18,000

Sold: USD 24,780

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer 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, straightline 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 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 1977. Similar watches are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. I, pp. 312 - 313, vol. II, pp. 250.