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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, ADDITIONAL CASE BACK AND BOX
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, ADDITIONAL CASE BACK AND BOX

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 876'704, CASE NO. 2'900'826, CIRCA 1995

Closed27 November 2013

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HKD 687,500

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, ADDITIONAL CASE BACK AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 876'704, CASE NO. 2'900'826, CIRCA 1995
Cal. 27-70 Q mechanical lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 24 jewels, silvered dial, applied white gold baton numerals, two apertures for day and month, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 12 hour register, 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.

Specialist note

US$70,000-90,000

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 2 June 1995, additional case back, setting pin, product literature, instruction manual, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

The present example is fresh to the market and in overall excellent 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.