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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970P VERY RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET MANUALLY-WOUND PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND MOON PHASES
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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970P VERY RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET MANUALLY-WOUND PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND MOON PHASES

MOVEMENT 3045526, CASE 2994051, MANUFACTURED IN 1996

Closed2 December 2010

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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 3970P

VERY RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND-SET MANUALLY-WOUND PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BLACK DIAL AND MOON PHASES
MOVEMENT 3045526, CASE 2994051, MANUFACTURED IN 1996
Calibre CH 27-70 Q, Geneva Seal hallmarked, 24 jewels, black dial with applied diamond-set numerals, two windows for day and month, three subdials for small seconds combined with 24 hours register, 30 minutes register combined with leap year indicator, date combined with moon phases, three-part case in platinum, screw down transparent case back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, platinum Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
Diameter: 36 mm.

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US$90,000-120,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.

Patek Philippe introduced the reference 3970 in 1986 and it has it has assumed a status within the hierarchy of Patek Philippe's most classic and rarest perpetual calendar chronographs.
The model was available in yellow, white and pink gold and platinum. It was produced in four series with the following configuration:
- 1st series: snap-on full back, gold applied baton hour markers, feuille hands
- 2nd series: screw-down full back, gold applied baton hour markers, feuille hands
- 3rd series: screw-down full back and sapphire display back, gold applied lapidated hour markers, baton hands, such as this present lot. - 4th series same as the 3rd series but with new serial numbers and delivered with deployant clasps.
In 2004, reference 3970 was replaced by reference 5970.
The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 305.