Important Collectors’ Wristwatches,Po...

New York, Mar 23, 2005

LOT 223

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 876518, case No. 2900998, Ref. 3970/2. Production of this reference started in 1986. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, round button chronograph, register and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet "à petites mailles.? Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver withapplied 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 seconds scale, aperture forthe days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70/Q, stampedwith the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line leverescapement, Gyromax balanced adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatingfree-sprung Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.Approx. overall length: 195 mm.