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PATEK PHILIPPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK
Lot 2751 Property from the Original Owner

PATEK PHILIPPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'045'421, CASE NO. 2'900'825, MANUFACTURED IN 1991

Closed28 November 2012

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HKD 800,000

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PATEK PHILIPPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'045'421, CASE NO. 2'900'825, MANUFACTURED IN 1991
Cal. 27-70 CH Q mechanical lever movement, 24 jewels, silvered dial, applied white gold baton numerals, two apertures for day and month, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 24 hour indication, 30 minute register combined with leap year indication and date combined with moon phases, circular case, glazed display screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, 18k white gold Patek Philippe Henri Stern buckle, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

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US$75,000-120,000

With Patek Philippe additional case back, setting pin, instruction manual, product literature, leather wallet, pouch, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archvies confirming production of the present watch with silvered dial in 1991 and its subsequent sale on 1 January 1996.


Consigned by the original owner and fresh to the market, this "icy beauty" is in outstanding overall condition.

Reference 3970 was in production from 1986 until 2004 when it was replaced by reference 5970. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 305.