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New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 318

?Yellow Gold 3970" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876021, case No. 2900987, Ref. 3970/2. Sold in May 1993. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round-button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an integrated and woven, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, spare solid gold back, spare clasp, setting pin, Certificate of Origin, and booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton 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. Yellow gold ?baton? 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, 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.