Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 159

Patek Philippe, 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 perpetual calendar, moon phases, round button chronograph, register and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe "à petites mailles" bracelet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back,concave bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted indexes, sunk subsidiary guilloché 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. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated,?fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapemen, Gyromax balanced adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.