Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2014

LOT 127

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 3970ER PINK GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3046560, case No. 4165367, Ref. 3970 ER-012. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold on December 24, 2002. Very fine, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, and an additional 18K solid pink gold case back.

USD 80,000 - 120,000

HKD 620,000 - 931,000 / CHF 77,000 - 115,000

Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied faceted pink gold indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 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. Pink gold "bâton" 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 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. PLEASE NOTE that the image used for this lot is a stock image. The calendar on the actual timepiece used has a Serif font often used in the earlier versions of this reference.