Exceptional Horological Works of Art

Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

LOT 84

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3046076, case No. 4010724, Ref. 3970/E. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold on July 11, 2000. Very fine astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wrist-watch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, an additional 18K yellow gold back, a yellow gold and black push-pin and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a maho-gany fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs. D. matte silver with applied gold indexes, auxiliary guilloché sunk dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, 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, stam-ped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "faus-ses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, 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.