312,000 CHF
Platinum Ref. 3990 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 3046782, case No 4197927, Ref. 3990P. Made circa 2000. Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, platinum and diamonds wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, with sapphire crystal back and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, an additional platinum case back, setting pin and Certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, bezel set with diamonds, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Black with baton and square diamond hour markers, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds and the 24-hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold baton hands. Cal. CH27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur 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 This reference is no longer in production Ref. 3990 This reference is technically identical to Ref. 3970E, which started production in 1986. It is Patek Philippe's first chronograph and perpetual calendar watch set with diamonds. The case is set with 40 tapered, b
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-11-14
