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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 161

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3045315, Ref. 3990. Produced in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold and diamonds gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

USD 65,000 - 85,000

EUR 0 - 0

Sold: USD 63,000

C. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, bezel set with diamonds, straight and curved lugs, sapphire crystals. D. black with "bâton" and square diamond hour markers, auxiliary guilloché sunk dials for the seconds and the 24-hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" yellow gold and luminous hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. With box. Diam. 36 mm.


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Ref. 3990 This reference is technically identical to Ref. 3970E,which started production in 1986. It is Patek Philippe's first chronograph and perpetual calendar watch set with diamonds. The case is set with 40 tapered, baguette-shaped diamonds in "Top Wesselton" quality with an approx. carat weight of 2.80 ct. The chronograph mechanism features a column wheel for a most reliable and precise performance and the perpetual calendar will only need an adjustment in the year 2100, when there is no leap year.