Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 326

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1906045, case No. 2900786, Ref. 3974. Production of this reference started in 1989 and ceased in 1997. Extremely fine, rare and important, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silvered gold with applied yellow gold "bâton" indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours indication, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "dauphine" 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 by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.