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Lot Essay
US$200,000-300,000
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated June 2005 and Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with pink dial and 11 diamond hour markers in 2003 and its subsequent sale on 17 February 2004. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe additional case back, instruction manual and product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present lot is an exquisite "pink on pink" version of the famous reference 3990. Further to our research, only 2 other watches with the same configuration are known to the market, rending the present lot one of the excessively rare specimen available today on the market.
Furthermore, the present reference 3990 stands out by its overall pristine condition, with sharp case proportions, crisp hallmarks, well defined fluted lugs and untouched "sunburst" pink dial, displaying an increadible shine, further enhanced by the 40 baguette-cut diamonds of 2.76 carats.
Appealing, not only with its looks but also thanks to its sophisticated movement, this trophy features a perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and a chronograph measuring 60 seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours.
This watch has never been offered at auction before.
Reference 3990 was in production between 1995 and 2005 and was replaced by reference 5971 (please see lot 3605 in this sale).
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated June 2005 and Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with pink dial and 11 diamond hour markers in 2003 and its subsequent sale on 17 February 2004. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe additional case back, instruction manual and product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present lot is an exquisite "pink on pink" version of the famous reference 3990. Further to our research, only 2 other watches with the same configuration are known to the market, rending the present lot one of the excessively rare specimen available today on the market.
Furthermore, the present reference 3990 stands out by its overall pristine condition, with sharp case proportions, crisp hallmarks, well defined fluted lugs and untouched "sunburst" pink dial, displaying an increadible shine, further enhanced by the 40 baguette-cut diamonds of 2.76 carats.
Appealing, not only with its looks but also thanks to its sophisticated movement, this trophy features a perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and a chronograph measuring 60 seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours.
This watch has never been offered at auction before.
Reference 3990 was in production between 1995 and 2005 and was replaced by reference 5971 (please see lot 3605 in this sale).