708,000 HKD
Ref. 3970 E, “Yellow Gold" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 875138, case No. 2831385, Ref. 3970 E, third series. Made circa 1989. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, screwed-down case back, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton and square indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 24-hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “feuille” hands. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "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. Property of an Italian Gentleman Notes Ref. 3970 It was once possible for astute collectors to acquire unusual and extremely rare Ref. 3970s for a very reasonable price. Since that time, however, several factors have contributed to a sudden and sharp (but not entirely surpris
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
