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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 81

Pink Gold ?Ref. 5970? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3048046, case No. 4296869 , Ref. 5970R. Sold on February 2006. Very fine, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, tachometer, sapphire crystal back and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, certificate of Origin, setting pin and an additional 18K pink gold case back.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, and sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold faceted bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, minute/seconds track, concentric tachometer scale, outer 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 27-70Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm.