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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 506

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 876168, case No. 2900990, Ref. 3970/2. Production of this reference started in 1986. Very fine astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet à mailles. Accompanied by an extra plain pink gold back, a gold and black push-piece for quick change of the date, a mahogany wooden fitted box, Extract from the Archives and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel, hidden lugs. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary guilloché sunk dials for the seconds and the 24-hour, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balanced ajusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.