Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 70

?Steel Nautilus Ref. 3712/1A-001" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", No. 3170835, case No. 4330170, Ref. 3712/1A-001. Made in 2005. Very fine and rare, large, "carré galbé", self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, moon phases, power reserve indication and a stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, sector for the power reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases, outer minute division. Luminous steel ?baton? hands. M. Cal. 240/164, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 44.5 mm. Thickness 9 mm.