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Patek Philippe Exceptional timepiece series: Part 3: the Reference 3973

Ever thought what a ref 2499 would look with a split second function? Well here it is. An incredible piece, unique and utterly beautiful.

Complications include:

– 1/5 second chronograph, with round buttons

– Split-seconds (round push button on the winding crown)

– 30-minute register (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)

– Instantaneous perpetual calendar

– Date (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)

– Day of the week (aperture at 11 o’clock; in French)

– Month (aperture at 1 o’clock; in French)

– Moon phases (aperture at 6 o’clock)

Yellow gold case, No. 2 855 688

Silvered metal dial, applied gold baton indexes, subsidiary seconds dial at 9 o’clock

Gold Dauphine hands, gold seconds hand

Movement No. 869 237, calibre 13-130, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance and self-compensating Breguet balance spring, eight adjustments

An incredible piece I am sure you will agree, and totally unique.

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Imran