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Geneva, Hotel Noga Hilton, Oct 16, 2005

LOT 171

"3450 Roman" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1119806, case No. 2808588, Ref. 3450, third series. Production of this reference started in 1981. Fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, Roman numerals for the leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 100,000 - 120,000

EUR 65,000 - 80,000 / USD 80,000 - 100,000

Sold: CHF 138,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystals. D. Silvered with applied yellow gold baton indexes, apertures for the days of the week, the month, leap year and the moon phases. Yellow gold ?Dauphine? hands. M. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3450 Produced in 244 examples from 1981 to 1986 with the caliber 27-460 QPB, the majority in yellow gold, very few in pink or white gold. - First series: leap year display in red on the dial. - Second series: leap year display in Arabic numerals on the dial. Made in very few examples with sapphire crystal back. - Third series: leap year display in Roman numerals on the dial. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 223 to 225.