Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 27 June 2009

Ref. 3970 E, Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, case No. 2993993 Ref. 3970E. Made in 1997

Ref. 3970 E, Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, case No. 2993993 Ref. 3970E. Made in 1997. Very fine and important, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives, a spare solid gold case back, setting pin and certificate of origin. To be sold without reserve

Patek Philippe · reference 3970

Antiquorum, June 2009

Hammer result

HKD 648,000

about $83,614 at today's rate

7% below the high estimate
Low estimate HKD 570,000
High estimate HKD 700,000
In USD $73,549 to $90,324

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

27 June 2009

Lot number

475

Reference

3970

Brand

Patek Philippe

Year

1997

Accompanied by

papers

Ask against realised

$103,702 dealers ask from vs $83,614 this lot made

Across 3 dealer listings of reference 3970. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

39 confirmed sales, 2014 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2014 to 2026. Low $13,181, high $415,352.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 3 $415,352 $136,691 to $838,200
2025 4 $13,181 $9,038 to $25,609
2024 5 $217,734 $6,425 to $416,046
2023 1 $99,586 $99,586 to $99,586
2022 4 $153,274 $98,655 to $228,241
2021 3 $161,261 $124,875 to $208,355
2020 1 $85,707 $85,707 to $85,707
2019 3 $82,667 $61,325 to $98,922
2018 4 $80,348 $52,852 to $114,726
2016 2 $75,753 $67,671 to $83,835
2015 6 $107,997 $77,130 to $205,100
2014 3 $84,252 $62,500 to $112,867

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Patek Philippe Ref. 3970 “First Series” Phillips Jun 2026 USD 838,200 ($838,200)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Antiquorum May 2026 HKD 2,125,000 ($271,164)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Antiquorum May 2026 CHF 106,250 ($136,691)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 7,500 ($9,038)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 7,500 ($9,038)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 7,500 ($9,038)
Patek Philippe Ref 3970 Antiquorum May 2025 CHF 21,250 ($25,609)
Reference 3970 E ‘Third Series’ | A yellow gold perpetual ca Sotheby's Dec 2024 USD 114,000 ($114,000)
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