Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

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LOT 97

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 876129, case No. 2900923, Ref. 3970/E. 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, an additional transparent back and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave bezel, hidden lugs. D. matte silver with applied 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" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewel, lever escapement, Gyromax balance 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.