Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 17, 2013

LOT 462

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3738, ELLIPSE AUTOMATIC Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Ellipse d?Or? movement No. 1198608, Ref. 3738/117. Sold in June 1994. Very fine, oval, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a heavy 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe woven bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and original Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné blue with applied yellow gold baton indexes. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 240, stamped with the Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold microrotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 31 x 35 mm. THICKNESS 6 mm. Approx. overall length 190 mm.