112,100 CHF
“Yellow Gold Ref. 3970" Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3970 EJ. No. 3047546, case No. 4131123, Sold on March 29, 2005. 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 deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, spare solid gold back, setting pin and certificate of Origin. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow 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, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “baton” hands. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur 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 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 en
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
