Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 76

Ref. 3442-1 ?Tile Links? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 798121, case No. 2625352, Ref. 3442-1. Made in 1965, sold on September 24, 1965. Very fine and rare 18K pink gold mid-sized wristwatch with an integrated and reeded tile-link 18K pink gold bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. To be sold without reserve

HKD 37,000 - 53,000

USD 4,800 - 6,800 / EUR 3,800 - 5,500

Sold: HKD 37,760

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, inclined bezel.
D. Satiné silver with painted baton indexes. Black "baton" hands.
M. Cal. 23-300, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 28 mm. Thickness 6.5 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3442-1 Production of this reference started circa 1960. For a similar watch, see ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2000, vol. II, p. 217.