Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 359

Patek Philippe Ref. 3970 - Platinum ? Black Diamond-set dial & Spare 5004 Silver Dial Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3046455, case No. 4153820, Ref. 3970 EP. Made in 2001, sold April 12th, 2002. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24-hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, booklet, spare solid platinum case back and a spare 5004 silver dial.

USD 110,000 - 140,000

EUR 85,000 - 110,000 / CHF 125,000 - 155,000

Sold: USD 126,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70/155, 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, freesprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

This platinum 3970 was initially delivered with the classic black diamond index dial. Shortly after purchase, the original owner decided he preferred the layout of the 5004 dial, which he also found to be more legible. He returned the watch to the Henri Stern agency in New York where he had purchased it, to have the dial changed. Patek Philippe confirms that the watch is registered as having both dials.