Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 278

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Of-ficier", No. 768595, case No. 2863507, Ref. 3960. Produced in a limited edition of 2000 examples in 1989. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, original seal, in original box, accompanied by original certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, dedicated gold cuvette, gold screwed bars, domed sapphire crystal.D. porcelain white with painted Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. "Breguet" blued steel hands.M. Cal. 215 punched with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.