169,750 CHF
Ref. 3970 “White Gold” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3047308, case No. 4216249, Ref. 3970E. Sold on December, 2004. Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, spare solid back, setting pin and a certificate of origin. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent and screwed-down transparent case-back, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Satiné 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. White gold "Bâton" hands. Cal. CH 27-70 Q 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. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Ref. 3970/ 3971 (1986-2005) The 3970 was introduced, for Patek Philippe’s 150th anniversary, to replace the successful model Ref. 2499, which had been produced from 1951 to 1985. Thanks to the explosive popularity of collecting vintage Patek Philippe wristwatches during the early 1980s, collectors had discovered
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
