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Lot 3592
PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, BRACELET, ADDITIONAL CASE BACK AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 3970/2, MOVEMENT NO. 3'045'106, CASE NO. 2'870'032, MANUFACTURED IN 1994
Closed30 November 2011
Price Realised
HKD 800,000
More Information
Specialist note
US$87,500-125,000
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 1995, additional case back, setting pin, instruction manual, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the watch with opaline-white dial in 1994 and its subsequent sale on 18 January 1995.
The present lot is fresh to the market. According to our research, it is the third known example to appear at auction with this configuration and renders the present specimen a highly sought-after example for any collector of fine and rare timepieces. This reference 3970/2 is furthermore presented in overall excellent condition.
The celebrated reference 3970 was in production from 1986 until 2004. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 305.
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 1995, additional case back, setting pin, instruction manual, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the watch with opaline-white dial in 1994 and its subsequent sale on 18 January 1995.
The present lot is fresh to the market. According to our research, it is the third known example to appear at auction with this configuration and renders the present specimen a highly sought-after example for any collector of fine and rare timepieces. This reference 3970/2 is furthermore presented in overall excellent condition.
The celebrated reference 3970 was in production from 1986 until 2004. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 305.