$268,700
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1906057, Ref. 3974. Production of this reference started in 1989 and stopped in 1997.Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, minute-repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication and moon phases. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. matte silvered gold with applied yellow gold "bâton" indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours indication (A. - P.M.), the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. R 27 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs through activating slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Notes Ref. 3974was launched in 1989 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Patek Philippe company. It was produced in a small series in 18K yellow gold, pink gold, white gold and in very few examples in platinum. Production began in 1989 with the calibre R 27 Q, featuring 467 components and bearing the serial number 1906000.The production then stopped in 1997. The movement is a technical exploit, incorporating a micro-rotor oscillating mass together with a
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-03-19
