Important Watches
Important Watches
Lot Closed
June 24, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
PATEK PHILIPPE
REFERENCE 3878
A RARE YELLOW GOLD SKELETONIZED AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1993
Dial: skeletonized
Caliber: cal. 240 automatic
Movement number: 1239194
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap on case back
Case number: 2918912
Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Size: diameter 31 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Origin, and leather bi-fold
Reference 3878 was Patek Philippe's first automatic skeletonized wristwatch and was in production from 1981 until approximately 2007.During this production period, roughly 500 are thought to have been made. All of these watches were exclusively cased in 18k yellow gold, and displayed hand decorated and engraved skeletonized movements. Reference 3878 was later replaced by refernce 5180, and has since become a highly sought after and desirable collectors watch.