91,200 CHF
Ref. 3970E Patek Philippe, Genève,movement No. 3045069, case No. 2945288, Ref. 3970E.Made in 1994, sold on December 22nd, 1994. Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives, the Certificate of Origin and booklets, spare solid case back and spare dial, a mahogany fitted box with setting pin inside. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystal. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. CH 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The Ref. 3970 is considered a classic by collectors, like its predecessors Ref. 1518, Ref. 2499, and Ref. 2499/100. The Series: Three series may be distinguished in the production of Ref. 3970. A “series” is defined by variations i
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
