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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon and custom-made dial with Arabic numerals

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 3'045'171, CASE NO. 2'968'323, REF. 3970, 1995

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon and custom-made dial with Arabic numerals
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, movement no. 3'045'171, case no. 2'968'323, ref. 3970, 1995
Cal. CH27-70 nickel-finished lever movement, 24 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, the custom-made silvered matte dial with applied Arabic numerals, windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds combined with 12 hours register, 30 minutes register combined with leap year indicator, date combined with phases of the moon, the circular water-resistant-type case with glazed screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam

Lot Essay

The dial of the present watch was custom-made by Patek Philippe upon special request of the original owner. It now features applied gold Arabic numerals whereas the standard dial for reference 3970 is fitted with applied baton numerals.
The original dial with baton numerals also accompanies this watch allowing the new owner to make their own preference.

This watch is accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture in 1995 and its subsequent sale on 27th June, 1996, wooden presentation box, spare gold back and date change tool.

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