198,500 CHF
Ref. 3970E “Platinum” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876208, case No. 2919397, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold in November 1992. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with diamond-set dial, round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, with a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, setting pin and a Certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screweddown case back, domed sapphire crystal. Black with applied diamond-set indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, 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 ”baton” hands. Cal. CH 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 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 & Ref. 3990 The Ref. 3970 is now truly considered a classic by collectors, following in the footsteps of its predecessors Ref. 1518, Ref. 2499, and Ref. 2499/100. They have become virtually unattainable to all but the wealthiest and most patient individuals. Hopefully, this note will shed some light on
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-10-14
