Beschreibung:

PATEK PHILIPPE. A UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL AND HISTORICALLY HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH ENGLISH CALENDAR, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND “NO MOON” REF. 3448 “ALAN BANBERY”, SPECIALLY MODIFIED BY REQUEST OF HENRI AND PHILIPPE STERN IN 1975 AS A UNIQUE PIECE FOR PRESENTATION TO ALAN BANBERY, MANUFACTURED IN 1970 Movement: Cal. 27-460 Q, automatic, modified by Patek Philippe master watchmaker Max Berney in 1975, stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 37 jewels, signed Dial: Opaline silvered, uniquely modified by Stern Frères in 1975, days of the week and months in English, date ring without central moon phase aperture, red leap-year indication, signed Case: Snap on back with engraved monogram ‘AB’ for Alan Banbery, 37.5 mm. diam., signed With: 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives dated 2020 confirming production of the present watch in 1970 with an 18K yellow gold case, opaline silvered dial with yellow gold laped indexes and confirming the indication of the moon phases was replaced by the indication of the leap years during a service in Patek Philippe workshops in 1975. Further accompanied by a copy of the Extract from the Archives dated 1999 confirming the watch as a unique piece and noting that the conversion of the movement from a moon phase to a leap year indication was carried out by Patek Philippe's master watchmaker, Max Berney. Remark: Mythical watch