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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 542

Pink Gold 3970 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3046531, Ref. 3970 ER. Made circa 1990. Very fine and important, astronomic,water-resistant, 18K pink goldwristwatchwith round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, Extract from the Archives and setting pin. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied faceted pink gold bâton 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, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold baton hands. M. Cal. 70/155, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodiumplated, 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 13 mm.