112,100 CHF
Pink Gold “Ref. 3970ER” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3045363, case No. 2968317, Ref. 3970ER. Made 1999. This reference is no longer in production. 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 deployant clasp. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, 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, outer 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "bâton" hands. Cal. 27-70 Q, 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, 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 entirely surprising) rise in value for this watch. The Ref. 3970
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
