Live Auction 1401Important Watches including Property from an Important European Collection
Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch
Lot 40

Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3440, MOVEMENT NO. 1'110'270, CASE NO. 310'866, MANUFACTURED IN 1960

Closed12 May 2014

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 3440, movement no. 1'110'270, case no. 310'866, manufactured in 1960
Cal. 27-460 automatic movement stamped twice with Geneva seal, 30 jewels, 18K gold rotor, silvered brushed dial, applied gold baton numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular water-resistant-type case, screw back, extended downturned angular lugs, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
34.2 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1960 and its subsequent sale on 29 November 1960.

This reference 3440 is fresh to the market and furthermore one of the earlieset examples of this model made.

Production of reference 3440 was launched in 1961 and remained in production until the late 1960s. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 221.