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Geneva, May 15, 2005

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?150th Anniversary Officier Watch? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Officier", No. 768361, case No. 2863273, Ref. 3960J. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,000 - 16,000 / USD 17,000 - 21,000

Sold: CHF 23,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, dedicated gold cuvette, gold screwed bars, sapphire crystal.D. Porcelain, white with painted Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 215stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 8,5 mm.Brand new condition


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Ref. 3960 A limited edition of 2200 pieces manufactured especially for the 150th anniversary of Patek Philippe in 1989. The series consisted of: 2000 examples in yellow gold; 150 examples in white gold; 50 examples in platinum. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 266 & 267.