123,750 CHF
White Gold “Ref. 3970EG” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 876371, case No. 2900822, Ref. 3970EG. Made in 11993. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and an Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case-back, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied faceted white gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold "bâton" hands. Cal. CH 27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "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. 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 is now truly considered a classic by
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
