Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 709

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3045315, Ref. 3970. Production of this reference started in 1986.Very fine and important, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold and diamond-set gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screw-down transparent case back, bezel set with 40 baguette diamonds, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied diamond-set indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes register, the date, 24 hours, and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" tritium-coated gold hands. M. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Giromabalance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.