Collector's Pocket Watches Wristwatch...

Grand Havana Room, New York, May 08, 2002

LOT 303

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève,No 1904002, Ref. 3979. Produced in 1989. Sold in Geneva on October25, 1989.Very fine and rare, self-winding, minute repeating, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a leather fitted box with winding device and a certificate.

USD 160,000 - 180,000

EUR 185,000 - 207,000

Sold: USD 189,500

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, transparent case-back, sapphire crystals. D. porcelain white with painted radial Roman numerals, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 27 RQ stamped with the Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating freesprung balance-spring, 22K yellow gold micro-rotor,epeating on gongs by activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3979This series was produced in 18K yellow gold only. Production began in 1989 with the calibre R 27 P.S., featuring 342 components and bearing the serial number 1904000. The present watch with movement 1904002 is therefore the 3rd example of the series. It is a technical exploit to incorporate in a 12 1/2''' movement a micro-rotor oscillating mass together with a minute-repeating mechanism. The first watch of this Ref. 3979 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber and Alan Banery, 1998 Edition, p. 320.