Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...

Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005

LOT 177

"Pink 3970E" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876160, Ref. 3970E. Made circa 1992. Very fine and rare, 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 buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold bâton 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 seconds scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27- 70 Q, stamped with the Seal of 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.