$380,500
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3974 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1906057, case No. Ref. 3974. Made in 1992, sold November 16th, 1992. Extremely fine and rare, astronomic, minute repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, leap year indication, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original Patek mahogany fitted box, Certificate of Origin, and setting pin. Three body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary 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. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. R 27 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a North American Collector Notes On the occasion of Patek Philippe's 150th anniversary in 1989, the fi rm launched their fi rst production minute-repeating perpetual calendar wristwatch, reference 3974. According to early 1990s Patek Philippe publications, each watch required four ye
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-06-12
