Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 105

"Pink 3970E" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 875727, Ref. 3970E. Sold in April 1991. 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, setting pin and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold 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 in yellow gold. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur 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.