Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 218

Patek Philippe Ref. 5970 White Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3048345, case No. 4382779, Ref. 5970 G. Sold on January 1st, 2007. Very fine, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, tachometer, sapphire crystal back and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, instruction manual and an additional solid 18K white gold case back.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, curved and fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied oxidized white gold faceted baton 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, outer tachometer and 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Oxidized white gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 27-70Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.