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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Jun 02, 2007

LOT 91

Ref. 3433 ?Yellow Gold? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1112177, case No. 2624240, Ref. 3433. Made in the 1970?s. Very fine and rare, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 100,000 - 120,000

USD 13,000 - 16,000 / EUR 10,000 - 12,000

Sold: HKD 106,200

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, stepped and concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. Brushed gold with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 27-460, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance-spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3433 Production of this reference started in 1960. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2005, vol II, pp. 215-216.