Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 340

Patek Philippe Ref. 3800 - Steel & Gold - Nautilus Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus," Ref. 3800. Made in the 1980s. Very fine and rare, "carré galbé," self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold and stainless steel wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold and stainless steel Patek Philippe ?Nautilus? bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat yellow gold bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Black with horizontal stripes, applied luminous yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute divisions, 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 cotes 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. 38 x 42 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.