$66,700
Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3045686, case No. 4010794, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold on August 10, 1999. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, certificate, an additional 18K pink gold solid case back and a setting pin. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied faceted pink gold bâton and pyramid indexes, subsidiary guilloché sunk dials for the seconds, the 24 hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 27-70/155, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" 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.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-09-22
