Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006

LOT 265

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 3893/1? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1357213, case No. 2837282, Ref. 3893/1. Produced in the 1970s. Very fine and elegant, thin, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold integral Patek Philippe bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, sapphire crystal. D. Porcelain, with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "Dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 215 stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 7 mm. Approx. overall length 160 mm.