122,600 CHF
White Gold “Ref. 5970” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3047946, case No. 4294059 , Ref. 5970G. Sold on December 2005. Very fine, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, tachometer, sapphire crystal back and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, certificate of Origin, setting pin and an additional 18K white gold case back. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, and sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied oxydized white 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. Oxydized white 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, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Ref. 5970. Ref. 3970 ceased production in 2005. It was replaced by Ref. 5970, which was presented at the Basel fair in April 2005.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15