120,000 CHF
Patek Philippe Ref. 3970, Platinum Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 3046733, case No. 4197844, Ref. 3970 EP. Sold in June 2003. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24-hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, booklets and a spare strap and transparent platinum case back. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Black with applied white gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. 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, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36.5 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 3970 The Ref. 3970 is now considered a classic by collectors, following in the footsteps of its predecessors Ref. 1518, Ref. 2499, and Ref. 2499/100. The Series: One can distinguish three series in the production of Ref. 3970. A “series” is defined by
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-05-08
