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Lot 2429 PATEK PHILIPPE
PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH REF. 3970EJ 3RD SERIES
THE PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION PART 3
PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH REF. 3970EJ 3RD SERIES
THE PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION PART 3
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN 18K GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970E, MOVEMENT NO. 875'864, CASE NO. 2'896'058, MANUFACTURED IN 1991
Closed13 July 2020
Price Realised
HKD 562,500
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Specialist note
To the best of our knowledge, the present example has never been offered in public before..
Reference 3970
Introduced in 1986, reference 3970 enjoyed a production until 2004. Over 18 years of production, the 3970 underwent three major transformations. Watches from the first generation of reference 3970 were fitted with a snap on solid back comprising approximately 100 examples. The second series introduced a solid screw back, designated reference 3970E (E for étanche, French for waterproof). In 1989, a third series of reference 3970, as the present watch, was launched, fitted with a solid screw back as well as an additional sapphire crystal display screw back.
Reference 3970 and calibre 27-70 Q are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 305 – 308.
Reference 3970
Introduced in 1986, reference 3970 enjoyed a production until 2004. Over 18 years of production, the 3970 underwent three major transformations. Watches from the first generation of reference 3970 were fitted with a snap on solid back comprising approximately 100 examples. The second series introduced a solid screw back, designated reference 3970E (E for étanche, French for waterproof). In 1989, a third series of reference 3970, as the present watch, was launched, fitted with a solid screw back as well as an additional sapphire crystal display screw back.
Reference 3970 and calibre 27-70 Q are illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 305 – 308.