• Important Watches auction at Christies

    Sale 3469

    Important Watches

    Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall

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    30 November 2015

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    • PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RAR
    • PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RAR
    • PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RAR
    • PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RAR
    Lot 2455

    PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, BOX AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK

    SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'046'977, CASE NO. 4'225'318, MANUFACTURED IN 2001

    Price realised

    HKD 687,500

    Estimate

    HKD 580,000 - HKD 750,000

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    PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, BOX AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK
    SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'046'977, CASE NO. 4'225'318, MANUFACTURED IN 2001
    Cal. CH 27-70 Q mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 24 jewels, opaline-white dial with applied pink gold baton numerals, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds combined with 24 hour indicator, 30 minute register combined with leap year indicator, date combined with moon phases, circular case, glazed display screw back, two round chronograph buttons in the band, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
    36 mm. diam.

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    Lot Essay

    With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 19 December 2003, additional case back, setting pin, product literature, instruction manual, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with opaline white dial and indexes in pink gold in 2001 and its subsequent sale on 21 October 2003.

    Fresh to the market, the present reference 3970 in pink gold is preserved in very good overall condition: the case is sharp, the lugs are well defined, the hallmarks are crisp, the dial is intact - this example should delight its future owner.

    Patek Philippe's celebrated reference 3970 was launched in 1986 and replaced reference 2499 (please see Lot 2454 in this sale). The first generation was fitted with snap on case backs. Around 1989, the model was modified to a water-resistant version with screw back and was delivered with an additional glazed display back. Reference 3970 remained in production until 2004 when it was replaced by reference 5970 (please see Lot 2630 in this sale).

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    Special Notice

    Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.


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