PATEK PHILIPPE | REF 3970/2, A POSSIBLY UNIQUE YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND MOON PHASES, MADE IN 2008 | 百達翡麗 | 3970/2型號黃金萬年曆計時鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，2008年製

Auction Closed

December 11, 08:21 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 200,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property From A Prominent Collector

PATEK PHILIPPE

百達翡麗

REF 3970/2

A POSSIBLY UNIQUE YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND MOON PHASES

MADE IN 2008

3970/2型號黃金萬年曆計時鍊帶腕錶備月相顯示，2008年製

Dial: black with applied Breguet '12' hour marker and dots

Caliber: cal. 27-70Q manual winding movement

Movement number: 3049021

Case: 18k yellow gold

Case number: 2896105

Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet with clasp

Size: diameter 36 mm, bracelet circumference approximately 200 mm

Signed: case, dial and movement

Accessories: Patek Philippe presentation box, Extract from the Archives confirming date of manufacture in 2008 and subsequent sale on April 18, 2011, setting pin, additional case back, hang tag, and brown Patek Philippe factory slip case

The present lot is accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and portfolio folder.

Patek Philippe started making perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatches in 1941, beginning with the iconic reference 1518. Reference 3970 later replaced the beloved reference 2499 in 1986, and was in production for nearly two decades.

Reference 3970/2 is extremely rare with only a handful of examples in yellow gold known to date. The present watch from 2008 is fitted with an incredible bracelet, as well as a black dial with a tachymeter scale featuring an applied Breguet numeral at 12 o'clock and applied dot hour markers. The unique dial is further enhanced by its monogram of the original owner at the 6 o'clock position.

According to scholarship, this watch is fresh to the auction market, and is offered in its original Patek Philippe single-factory seal. Presented in unworn condition, this reference 3970/2 is an exciting and rare opportunity for collectors to own a special and possibly unique piece of horology.