Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 214

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 786913, case No 2617187, Ref. 3405-1. Made circa 1961. Fine, rectangular, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with sapphireset yellow and white gold dial and an integral 18K yellow and white gold woven bracelet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, beveled bezel, straight lugs. D. Yellow and white gold with applied sapphire indexes. Blued steel ?bâton? hands. M. Cal. 23-30, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 27 mm. x 22 mm.