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PATEK PHILIPPE | REF 3960 150th ANNIVERSARY OFFICIER, A LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH MADE IN 1989
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March 11, 06:23 PM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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PATEK PHILIPPE
REF 3960 150th ANNIVERSARY OFFICIER
A LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH MADE IN 1989
Dial: porcelain white
Caliber: cal. 215 manual winding movement, 18 jewels
Movement number: 768316
Case: 18k yellow gold, hinged case back, snap on inner dust cover
Case number: 2863228
Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Size: diameter 34 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Origin, Attestation, and Republic and Canton of Geneva Certificate of Origin, and bi fold. Together with an Extract from the Archives confirming the date of sale on June 29, 1989, with dust cover with movement number and text commemorating the 150th anniversary of Patek Philippe.
Ref. 3960 was designed and made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Patek Philippe in 1989. The 'Officier' was part of a series of limited edition watches marking the occasion and the first time Patek Philippe made limited edition pieces.
Patek Philippe produced 2200 examples of this model in different gold finishes. A similar example is illustrated in M. Huber & A. Banbery, Patek Philippe, Wristwatches, Vol. 2 Second Edition, page 123.