108,560 CHF
Ref. 3970/2 “Yellow Gold” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876168, case No. 2900990, Ref. 3970/2. Very fine, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, round button chronograph, register, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe "à petites mailles" bracelet and spare solid gold back. Accompanied by a certificate of origin. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted indexes, subsidiary guilloché 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 second scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow 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, Gyromax balanced 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. To be sold without reserve Notes The present lot was previously sold by Antiquorum, New York, May 26, 2004, lot 159. Ref. 3970 (1986-2005) This Reference was introduced, for Patek Philippe's 150th anniversary, to replace Ref. 2499, which was produced from 1951 to 1985. The Series: As a general rule, the Ref. 3970 was produced in 18K white, rose, yellow gold, and p
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
