CIRCA: 1989
CASE MATERIAL: 18k yellow gold with sapphire crystal caseback. Also with additional 18k solid gold caseback with hallmark of Jean-Pierre Hagmann (JHP)
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Black leather strap
DIAL: Silvered with applied hour markers
MOVEMENT: Cal. R 27Q, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, moon phase indication, day/night indication, leap year indication, and a service receipt from July 2020.
BUCKLE: Patek Philippe 18k yellow gold pin buckle
WITH: Certificate of Origin, corrector pin, original invoice confirming the sale of the watch by London retailer Garrard in 1989, presentation box, and outer packaging

These lots have been imported from outside of the UAE for sale. Should the lots be released into GCC/UAE free circulation, duty will be payable at 5% on the low estimate. Duty paid in Dubai is treated as final duty payment as per GCC''s customs laws. VAT at 5% will be applied to the hammer and buyer’s premium.

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One of the most important watches ever made in series by Patek Philippe, reference 3974 was launched in 1989 to celebrate the brand’s 150th anniversary. At the time, this was the world's most complicated wristwatch, combining a minute repeater with a perpetual calendar complication.

Only around 160 examples of the Ref. 3974 were made, the majority in yellow gold. Early examples of this reference, like the one we are offering in this sale, were presented with a case made by the legendary Jean-Pierre Hagmann.

The watch is powered by an impressive Cal. 27 RQ, a 22K micro-rotor movement that is made of 467 parts. Patek Philippe ceased production of the Ref. 3974 in 2000, but the reference is now considered a modern classic epitomising the strengths and wonderful acoustics of Patek Philippe minute repeaters.