PATEK PHILIPPE WHITE GOLD REF. 3970EG-018

The ref. 3970 was released in 1986 and replaced the ref. 2499 as the flagship perpetual calendar chronograph of the marque. Utilizing a Patek Philippe finished Lemania caliber, rather than the Valjoux caliber of its predecessor, the ref. 3970 remained in production for almost 20 years.

Today many collectors find the ref. 3970 the ultimate ‘bargain’ of Patek Philippe’s high complication watches. The ref. 3970 is the watch of choice for a wearable complicated watch and interest in acquiring this reference is growing by the minute. Astute buyers are seeing the ref. 3970 for what it is: a benchmark reference that is only increasing in popularity and becoming the trophy purchase of a new generation of collectors.

The presently offered example is from 2004 and features a factory original black baton dial that is confirmed on the Certificate of Origin. This example is from the fourth and final series of the reference. Within the fourth series, the white gold version is the rarest of all case colors – and a black dial is the rarest of regular production of dials. Made in the final year of Patek Philippe’s ref. 3970  production, this example is finely preserved and this white gold ref. 3970 is accompanied by its box, Certificate of Origin, stylus and white gold folding clasp.