Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 327

Yellow Gold So-Called "Jumbo Ellipse" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Ellipse", No. 1304098, case No. 2766137, Ref. 3605. Made in the late 1970s. Fine and rare, large, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, "Vendôme" type lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Champagne with applied yellow gold and black indexes, aperture for the date. Yellow gold and black "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 28-255 C, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 33 x 38 mm. Thickness 6 mm.