Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 875494, Ref. 3971, sold on 21 May 1990. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, fitted box and certificate. | Contemporary, Limited Edition and Modern Collector's Watches and Important Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatches and Clocks | New York, Park Lane Hotel, 15th December 1998
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, No. 875494, Ref. 3971, sold on 21 May 1990. Extremely fine and rare, water-resistant, astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar and moon phases, fitted box and certificate., USD 45,000 - 50,000 C. massive, polished, concave bezel, screwed sapphire back. D. gilt opaline with applied yellow gold indexes + auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minutes register, the 24 hours, the days of the month and the leap year, apertures for the clays of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Feuille" gold hands. M. 27-70 Q Geneva Quality Hall Mark, rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 24 jewels, lever escapement, Giromax balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self= compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.