$126,000
Patek Philippe Ref. 3970 - Platinum – Black Diamond-set dial & Spare 5004 Silver Dial Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3046455, case No. 4153820, Ref. 3970 EP. Made in 2001, sold April 12th, 2002. Very fine and important, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24-hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, booklet, spare solid platinum case back and a spare 5004 silver dial. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and the leap year, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold feuille hands. Cal. CH 27-70/155, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, freesprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes This platinum 3970 was initially delivered with the classic black diamond index dial. Shortly after purchase, the original owner decided he preferred the layout of the 5004 dial, which he also found to be
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
