Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 296

?Clous de Paris? Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Calatrava?, No. 1202413, case No. 4193159, Ref. 3992. Made circa 1990. Very fine and elegant, thin, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, ?Clous-de-Paris? decorated bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals. Black oxydized gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 240, stamped with the Geneva Quality hallmark, rhodiumplated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, shock-absorber, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness: 6,5 mm.