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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 8

Ref. 3971 Pink Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 875483, case No 2870012, Ref. 3971. Made in 1989, sold on January 18, 1990. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K pink gold and diamond gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an additional matte silver dial with applied pink gold baton indexes, a wooden fitted box, a setting pin and the Extract from the Archives. This reference is no longer in production.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave bezel, fluted lugs. D. Black with one baguette diamond index at 12 and 10 round diamond indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 24-hours, the 30-minute register, the leap year, the days of the month and apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark , rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a French Collector