Live Auction 22974Passion for Time - An Important Private Collection of Watches and Timepieces
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ELEGANT PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR INDICATION AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
Lot 2060 PATEK PHILIPPE
PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH REF. 3970EP

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ELEGANT PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR INDICATION AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970EP, MOVEMENT NO. 876'650, CASE NO. 2'934'761, MANUFACTURED IN 1993

Closed6 November 2023

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND ELEGANT PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR INDICATION AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970EP, MOVEMENT NO. 876'650, CASE NO. 2'934'761, MANUFACTURED IN 1993
Movement: Manual
Dial: Black with diamond-set hour markers
Case: 36 mm. diam.
With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 22 December 1993, additional platinum solid case back stamped 2'934'761, setting pin, presentation box and outer packaging
Remark: Third series

Specialist note

The present reference 3970E from the third series is distinguished by its excellent overall condition. The combination of the platinum case and the black dial with diamond-set hour markers render this model a particularly attractive and desirable variant.

Reference 3970
The Patek Philippe reference 3970 was the successor to the reference 2499, arguably the greatest perpetual calendar wristwatch produced by any company. The reference 3970 remained in production until 2004 and is broken down into four series, each slightly different than the other. The present example is a third series reference and it is believed that about 1'350 pieces were made in this series from which 59 are know in platinum.

While production of the reference 3970/3971 may have ended only thirteen years ago, these modern yet classic perpetual calendar chronographs have become a must-have for the discerning collector of complicated wristwatches.