Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 179

"Pink 3970E" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876808, case No. 2953518, Ref. 3970E. Sold on June 28, 1994. 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, additional case back and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, 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 in yellow gold. Pink gold "bâton" 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, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.