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Patek Philippe
Ref. 3971J
百達翡麗，型號3971J，非常精細及十分罕有，18K黃金腕錶，配萬年曆、計時功能、月相閏年及24小時顯示，1987年製。附錶盒、後補證書 百達翡麗的萬年曆計時碼錶，長期以來都是百達翡麗最受歡迎的代表系列之一。1986年推出的型號3970和3971，根據後蓋設計和錶盤指針可細分為三個系列，於2004年正式停產。 本拍品錶況十分良好，配置最早期第一代的嵌入式透明底蓋設計，專家學者推測，百達翡麗第一代3971生產不超過10枚，拍賣市場難得一見。
完整圖錄內容
It is very important to note that the present watch belongs to the first series of the reference. The first series of the watch is identified by the transparent snap-on case back - an extremely rare feature, while the second series adopts a screw-down transparent case back. The first series is particularly rare for the reference, as scholars estimate that less than 10 pieces were made for the first series, in contrast to more than 100 examples being created for the second series.
The present example is a reference 3971 in yellow gold fitted with an attractive silvered dial with the day and date indication in Italian. Presented in overall excellent condition and further accompanied by a Patek Philippe extract from the archives, this present example is not one to miss for perpetual calendar chronograph connoisseurs.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.
Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.