$132,350
"Platinum Ref. 3970EP" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3047029, case No. 4225229, Ref. 3970EP. Sold on June 1, 2004. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with diamond-set dial, round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted mahagony box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin and a spare solid platinum case back. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Black with applied diamond-set white gold 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 côtes" 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. Property of a Canadian Collector Notes Ref. 3970 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26
