Patek Philippe. A Very Rare and Attractive 18k Pink Gold Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch with Moon Phases

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3970ER, Third Series, Movement No. 876'192 , Case No. 2'900'946, Manufactured in 1992

Details

Patek Philippe. A Very Rare and Attractive 18k Pink Gold Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch with Moon Phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3970ER, Third Series, Movement No. 876'192 , Case No. 2'900'946, Manufactured in 1992
Cal. CH 27-70 Q mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 24 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied square and baton numerals, two windows for day and month in English, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 12 hours register, 30 minutes register combined with leap year indication, date combined with aperture for moon phases, circular water-resistant-type case, downturned fluted lugs, sapphire crystal display screw back, two round chronograph pushers in the band, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam.

Provenance

Property from an Important Private Collection

Lot Essay

Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1992 and its subsequent sale on September 8th of the same year.

Produced as part of the third series, the present watch is offered as the desired pink gold version of the celebrated reference 3970. This perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch was launched in 1986 and replaced the reference 2499. In its first years of production, it took extremely skilled craftsman to produce such a complicated wristwatch that production was limited to just 50 per year.

To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public.

For an example of this reference in yellow gold and also in white gold please see Lot 126 and Lot 159 in this sale.

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