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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 358

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986.Fine, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

USD 36,000 - 40,000

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed- down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold 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? yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjustedto heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3

Good

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition , p. 305.