$117,600
White Gold 3970 Patek Philippe,Genève,No. 3046228, caseNo. 4125933, Ref. 3970E. Made in 2003. Very fine and important,water-resistant, 18K white goldwristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar,moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin and additional solid gold case back. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, domed sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied faceted bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 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 in white gold.White gold baton hands. Cal. CH 27-70/155, 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, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Ref. 3970 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 in case designs or features, whereas dials are designated as “first generation”, “second generation”, and so on. As a rule,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-12-11
