Lot 2287 · Important Watches I
Reference 3970 | A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1991 | 百達翡麗 | 型號3970 | 黃金萬年曆計時腕錶,備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1991年製
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- Estimate
- HK$650,000–HK$1,200,000 hammer ≈ $82,994–$153,220
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches I, Hong Kong · 7 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5157464
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3970 | A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1991 | 百達翡麗 | 型號3970 | 黃金萬年曆計時腕錶,備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1991年製. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2023, lot 2287. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5157464.
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3970 | A yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1991 | 百達翡麗 | 型號3970 | 黃金萬年曆計時腕錶,備月相、24小時及閏年顯示,約1991年製. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2023, lot 2287. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5157464.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | $121,625 | Phillips, May 2023 | |
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5236P-001 Montre bracelet en platine à quantième p | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5270 A platinum perpetual calendar chronograph wri | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5520P-001 Alarm Travel Time | A platinum dual time | Sotheby's, Jun 2026 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5170 | A platinum and diamond-set chronograph wris | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 3970EP-020 | A platinum perpetual calendar chronog | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 3940, 2nd Series | A platinum perpetual calendar w | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5101 | A platinum tourbillon wristwatch with 10-da | Sotheby's, May 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.