Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 113

Yellow Gold ?Ref. 3998? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1444868, case No. 2913391, Ref. 3998. Made and sold in 1992. Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, concave lugs, screweddown case back, sapphire crystal. D. Brushed silver with applied gold faceted bâton indexes, dot minute markers and aperture for the date. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 310SC, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.