$134,650
“Pink Ref. 3971E” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 875484, case No 2870013, Ref. 3971E. Made in 1989, sold on January 18, 1990. Production of this reference ceased in 2005. Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate and a setting pin. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. Matte silver with applied pink gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 24- hours, the 30-minute register, the leap year, the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 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 5 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 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 surprising) rise in value for this watch. The Ref. 3970 is now truly considered a classic by colle
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07
