Important Watches, Collector's Wrist...

Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 201

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 875374, case No. 2855592, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screw-down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for seconds, 30 minutes register, days of the month, 24 hours, and leap year, aperture for days of the week, months and the moon phases. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. 27-70 Q, stamped with the "Poinçons de Genève", rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positins, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.