拍品 88

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 1906012, CASE NO. 2867035, REF. 3974, MANUFACTURED IN 1990

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 1906012, Case No. 2867035, Ref. 3974, manufactured in 1990
Cal. R 27 Q, with nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the seal of Geneva, 38 jewels, free sprung gyromax balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 22k gold mini-rotor, silvered matte dial with applied baton numerals, three subsidiary dials indicating day combined with 24 hours divided into diurnal and nocturnal time, month combined with leap year indicator and date combined with phases of the moon, circular case with stepped bezel and lugs, sapphire crystal display back, case, dial and movement signed, with 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle
36mm diam.

來源

George Hamilton

Antiquorum, Geneva. The Art of Patek Philippe: Legendary Watches. November 14, 1999, lot 613.

Present Owner

拍品專文

Accompanied by Patek Philippe original wood box, 18k gold and wood setting pen and an Extract from the Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1990 and its subsequent sale on October 11th of the same year.

The complexities of combining a minute repeating mechanism and perpetual calendar within a wristwatch still require many hundreds of hours of highly skilled workmanship. The reference 3974 has become a modern classic epitomizing the strengths and wonderful acoustics of Patek Philippe minute repeaters.

Patek Philippe commenced production of the reference 3974 in 1989. Manufactured in very small numbers, approximately only 90 made in yellow gold, this model ceased production in 2002 making it extremely desirable to collectors. According to our research, only 18 examples have appeared at auction to date.