Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 219

"3970E" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3046575, case No. 4177075, Ref. 3970E. Sold on Oct. 17, 2003. Production of this reference started in 1986. Very fine and rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, additional solid case back, setting pin and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, curved and flutedlugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold bâton and pyramid indexes,subsidiary "guilloché" sunk dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, the 30-minute register andthe leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th seconds scale, aperture for thedays of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes"decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted toheat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating freesprungBreguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.