Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 113

Pink Gold ?Ref. 3974? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1906091, case No. 2962726, Ref. 3974 R-001. Sold on Sept. 20, 2000. Extremely fine, rare and important, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a certificate and a solid additional case back.

USD 400,000 - 500,000

EUR 300,000 - 400,000

Sold: USD 518,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silvered gold with applied pink gold "baton" indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24-hours with day/night indication, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. R 27 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, freesprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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Ref. 3974 Production of this reference started in 1989 and ceased in 1997. It was launched to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Patek Philippe firm and made in a small series of watches in 18K yellow gold, pink gold, and white gold, with very few examples in platinum. The Ref. 3974 utilizes the caliber R 27 Q, featuring 467 components and bearing the serial number 1906000. The movement is a technical exploit, incorporating a micro-rotor oscillating mass, together with a minute-repeating mechanism and a perpetual calendar, in a 12 1/2''' format. The first example of Ref. 3974 is illustrated in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 325.