92,500 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.875166, case No. Ref. 3970E. Made in 1988, sold on June 15, 1988. Very fine 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 fitted box, Extract from the Archives, original silver dial, push pin and a Patek Philippe letter confirming the substitution of the present dial at the request of the owner. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fl uted lugs, transparent screw-down case back, sapphire crystals. Black with applied white gold baton 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 and the months in English and the moon phases. Yellow gold feuille 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, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The present lot was sealed after the original dial was changed for the current black dial by Patek Philippe. This is one of the most desirable Patek Philippe Ref. 3970s on the market today. The Ref. 3970
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-11-13
