708,000 HKD
“Ref. 5970” Pink Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3048046, case No. 4296869 , Ref. 5970R. Sold in February 2006. Very fine, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, tachometer, sapphire crystal back and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, and sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied pink gold faceted bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, minute/ seconds track, concentric tachometer scale, outer 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. Cal. 27-70Q, 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. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of an Italian Collector Notes Ref. 3970 - 5970 Ref. 3970 (1986-2005) was introduced, on Patek Philippe's 150th anniversary, to replace Ref. 2499, which was produced from 1951 to 1985. The Series: As a general rule, the Ref. 3970 was produced in 18
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
