Platinum Ref. 3970EP Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3970EP. Sold in December 2000. Very fine and important, water-resistant platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, additional solid platinum case back and an additional silver dial. | Important Collectors Watches, Pocket Watches & Clocks | New York, 17th October 2008
Platinum Ref. 3970EP Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3970EP. Sold in December 2000. Very fine and important, water-resistant platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, additional solid platinum case back and an additional silver dial., USD 120,000 - 160,000 EUR 85,000 - 110,000 / CHF 135,000 - 180,000Sold: USD 131,400 C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied white gold Arabic numerals and round indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minute register, the days of the month, the 24 hours and leap year, apertures for the days of the week, the months and moon phases. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. CH 27-70/155, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm
