The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 799

Ref. 3970ER "Pink Gold? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3046805, case No. 4153862, Ref. 3970ER. Sold on January 20, 2004. 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 deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, spare solid gold back, setting pin and certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold faceted bâton indexes, subsidiary 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 "bâton" 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, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.