1,590,000 HKD
THE VERY FIRST PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3970 EVER PRODUCED NUMBER 000 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 875000, case No. 2824130, Ref. 3970. Made in 1986. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, snap-on back, two-tone dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by Certificate of Origin . Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 24-hour and 30-minute register, the leap year and the days of the month, apertures for the day, months and moon phases. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. THE REFERENCE 3970 has become a modern classic following the footsteps of the brand's flagship complication models with perpetual calendar, chronograph, and moonphase - Ref. 1518 (1941-1952), Ref. 2499 & 2499/100 (1951-1986). In 1986, Patek Philippe made a bold choice to retire its revered Ref. 2499 after over 30 years of success. The Ref. 3970 showcased what the brand does best: Updating to a contemporary design while staying true to
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-06-28
