Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 113

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3046199, Ref. 3970E. Production of this reference started in 1986, sold on February 10, 2001.Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, platinum and diamond-set gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

USD 65,000 - 80,000

EUR 60,000 - 74,000

Sold: USD 90,500

C .three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. D. black with applied diamond-set indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes 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. "Feuille" white gold hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line leverescapement, Gyromax balance adjuted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2
Movement: 2
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 305.