Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 127

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1906057, Ref. 3974. Production of this reference started in 1989 and stopped in 1997.Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication and moon phases.

USD 230,000 - 260,000

EUR 214,000 - 242,000

Sold: USD 268,700

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. matte silvered gold with applied yellow gold "bâton" indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours indication (A.M. - P.M.), the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. R 27 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs through activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Ref. 3974was launched in 1989 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Patek Philippe company. It was produced in a small series in 18K yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and in very few examples in platinum. Production began in 1989 with the calibre R 27 Q, featuring 467 components and bearing the serial number 1906000.The production then stopped in 1997. The movement is a technical exploit, incorporating a micro-rotor oscillating mass together with a minute repeating mechanism and a perpetual calendarin a size of 12 1/2'''. The first watch of this Ref. 3974 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition,p. 325.Poinçon de Genève (Geneva Quality Hallmark)The voluntary quality control of watches at the Geneva Observatory was established by a law dated November 6, 1886. Conditions were laid down for the attribution and stamping of the "Poinçon de Genève", the punch-mark designed as the coat-of-arms of Geneva and commonly referred to as the "Geneva Seal" or " Geneva Quality Hallmark". It is punched on a bridge and/or on the main plate of the movement when the specified requirements are fulfilled. Pocket watches or wristwatches which carry the Poinçns de Genève are considered to be an equivalent to a "Bulletin Officiel de Marche" rated and certified "chronometer".