Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 278

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3473 PINK GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1112499, case No. 2629737, Ref. 3473. Made circa 1964. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch.

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 8,000 - 12,000

Sold: USD 13,750

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screw-down case back, ridged stepped wide bezel, curved lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial. pink gold baton hands. M. 27-460, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung Breguet balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm


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Grade:
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This is the fi rst time Antiquorum has offered reference 3473 in pink gold. It is one of the rarest models produced by Patek Philippe during the 1960s. Reference 3473 utilizes the celebrated 27-460 caliber - most often associated with reference 3448