Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited jump hour wristwatch with original certificates and box, made to commemorate the firm's 150th Anniversary

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PATEK PHILIPPERef. 3969R 150th Anniversary Jump Hour

Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited jump hour wristwatch with original certificates and box, made to commemorate the firm's 150th Anniversary

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3969, Jump Hour model, movement no. 752'733, case no. 2'864'646, manufactured in 1989

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K pink gold limited jump hour wristwatch with original certificates and box, made to commemorate the firm's 150th Anniversary
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3969, Jump Hour model, movement no. 752'733, case no. 2'864'646, manufactured in 1989
Movement: cal. 215 HG stamped with the Geneva Seal, manual, 18 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: snap on back with engraved commemorative inscription, 38 mm. overall length, 28 mm. wide, signed
With: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, Certificate of Origin, Attestation, République et Canton de Genève Certificate of Origin, leather folder, product literature, fitted burgundy presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with the Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1989 and its subsequent sale dated 21 August 1989.

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Lot Essay

The present watch has never been offered in public before and is preserved excellent overall condition.

Reference 3969
Patek Philippe's renowned reference 3969 series was made in a limited edition of 450 examples in pink gold and 50 in platinum to celebrate the company's 150th anniversary in 1989. The model can never be recreated as the firm destroyed the tools that were necessary for making it, hence preserving the limited edition distinctiveness and assuring that it will not be reproduced.

Reference 3969 is inspired by the jump hour watch originally launched by Patek Philippe in the 1920s. The particularity of a jump hour watch lies in its unusual mechanism and appearance. The hours are indicated by a small disc turning underneath a window. The disc rotates every time the minute hand, set within the centre of the dial, hits the full hour. The tonneau-shaped case was a typical design of the 1920s and is currently reliving a nostalgic popularity.

Both jump hour models are described and illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 120 & 121.

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