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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 341

Yellow Gold Ref. 3970 E Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876384, case No. 2928153, Ref. 3970E. Made in 1993, sold on March 18th, 1993. Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives, extra 18K yellow gold case back and setting pin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screw-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the days of the week in French, the months in French, and the moon phases. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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 12 mm.