99,750 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF 3971 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 875078, case No. 2824140, Ref. 3971. Made in 1987. Very fine and very rare, astronomic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original pouch, the Extract of the Archives and push pin. Two-body, solid, polished, fluted lugs, concave bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minutes/seconds divisions, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 24 hours, the 30 minute register, the leap year and the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm. Antiquorum's 1989 thematic auction "The Art of Patek Philippe" signaled the start of the company's growing popularity among watch enthusiasts. Although Patek Philippe had always cultivated a discerning, loyal clientele, it was never a high profile brand. That changed dramatically as affluent individuals began purchasing modern Patek Philippe wristwatches to wea
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-03-16
