Lot 2394 · Important Watches
Reference 3970E “Fourth Series” | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Made in 2001
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- Estimate
- HK$1,600,000–HK$4,000,000 hammer ≈ $204,213–$510,533
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 24 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5369789
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3970E “Fourth Series” | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Made in 2001. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2394. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369789.
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3970E “Fourth Series” | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Made in 2001. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2394. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369789.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A slim yellow gold open-faced keyless lever dress watch, Circa 1913 | Cartier New York | HK$32,000–HK$48,000 | |
| New York retailed | A yellow gold square wristwatch with part-hooded … | Vacheron Constantin For Cartier | HK$55,000–HK$95,000 | |
| An extremely rare and slim yellow gold openface keyless lever watch w… | Cartier Paris | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| London retailed | A rare and unusual onyx, white gold, silver and ena… | Cartier Paris | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| An onyx, yellow gold and enamel 8-day desk clock, Circa 1919 | Cartier Paris | HK$48,000–HK$70,000 | |
| New York retailed | A very fine and slim platinum openface dress watc… | Cartier Paris | HK$70,000–HK$110,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | $244,713 | Phillips, Nov 2025 | |
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5971 | A platinum and baguette cut diamond-set per | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5170P-001, Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A platinum a | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5204P | A platinum perpetual calendar split second | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 3970EP | A platinum perpetual calendar chronograph | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5204P-011 | A platinum perpetual calendar split-se | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Patek Philippe | a very fine and rare platinum perpetual calendar split secon | Sotheby's, Apr 2016 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5970 | A platinum perpetual calendar chronograph w | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.