Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon and leap year indicator

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, NO. 1119641, REF. 3450, CIRCA 1984

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon and leap year indicator
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, No. 1119641, Ref. 3450, circa 1984
27-460 Q, with nickel-finished lever movement, 37 jewels, 18K gold rotor, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, movement stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva, the silvered matte dial with applied baton numerals, gold dauphine hands, apertures for day and month, eccentric aperture for leap year indicator between 3 and 4 o'clock, phases of the moon combined with date, the circular case with enlarged bezel, snap on back (No. 558566 Ref. 3450), together with an 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives, Patek Philippe original fitted wooden presentation box, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

Patek Philippe produced 244 examples of this model, reference 3450, between 1981 and 1986. The first series featured a red leap year indicator on the dial. The present watch is from the second series and the leap year is indicated with Arabic numerals.

A similar watch is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, p. 290, pl. 449a.

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