Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 58

?So-called Jumbo, Ref. 3700/1" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", No. 1309830, case No. 538957, Ref. 3700/1. Made in the 1970s. Very fine and rare, oversized, "carré galbé", self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and an integrated, 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 27,140

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, 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, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 44 mm. Thickness 7.5 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3700/1 Production of this reference 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.