Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 143

Property of a West Coast CollectorPatek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986.Very fine and important, water-resistant, astronomic, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases with a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

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