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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970EJ, 4TH SERIES YELLOW GOLD MANUALLY-WOUND PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEAP YEAR AND MOON PHASE DISPLAY

MOVEMENT 3045975, CASE 4072871, MANUFACTURED IN 1999

Closed27 May 2009

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HKD 560,000

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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970EJ, 4TH SERIES

YELLOW GOLD MANUALLY-WOUND PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH LEAP YEAR AND MOON PHASE DISPLAY
MOVEMENT 3045975, CASE 4072871, MANUFACTURED IN 1999

Calibre 27-70/155, Geneva Seal hallmarked, 24 jewels, opaline-silvery dial, small seconds, minute counter, day, date, month and leap years, am/pm indicator, moon phases, three-part case in 18k gold, transparent screw down case back, 18k gold PPCo deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 36 mm.

Specialist note

EUR39,000-58,000

With Patek Philippe presentation box, Certificate of Origin, product literature, interchangeable fullback and corrector.

The celebrated reference 3970 (also see lot 2330) was in production from 1986 until 2004. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 305.