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Patek Philippe
Estimate
55,000 - 75,000 CHF
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Description
- A FINE AND RARE 18K YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON-PHASES, LEAP YEAR AND REGISTERS 1999 REF 3970EJ MVT 3045866 CASE 4010730
- gold
- diameter 36 mm
• cal. CH 27-70 Q manual winding movement • silvered matte dial, applied gilt baton indexes, 3 subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 24-hour indication, 30-minute register with leap year indicator and date with aperture for moon-phases, apertures for day and month in English • concave bezel, screw-down sapphire crystal display back • case, dial and movement signed • 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Catalogue Note
Accompanied by a Certificate of Origin, Extract from the Archives confirming sale on February 25th 1999, booklet, leather folder and presentation case.
Patek Philippe launched Ref. 3970 in 1986 with a snap-on case back. Two years into production, Patek modified the design to a screw-down water-resistant type case back. Production of the model ceased in 2004. Ref. 3970 was created following the success of the exceptional and iconic ref. 2499. One main difference between the two models is the addition of the leap year indicator to the 3 o'clock subsidiary dial and 24-hour indicator to the 9 o'clock subsidiary dial.