Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P
The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 (reference 3970P) is a 36 mm platinum watch with a salmon dial. It runs on the manual caliber CH 27-70 Q. It was made from 2006 to 2006.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 3970P
- Collection
- Grand Complications
- Case size
- 36 mm
- Case material
- Platinum
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Salmon
Movement
- Movement
- Manual
- Caliber
- CH 27-70 Q
- Functions
- Perpetual calendar, Chronograph, Moon phase, Day/night indicator, Leap year indicator, Small seconds
Production
- Production
- 2006–2006
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
3970P Salmon
Breguet numerals and hands
How it compares within the Grand Complications family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
| Reference | Size | Material | Dial | Caliber | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3970P (This watch) | 36 mm | Platinum | Salmon | CH 27-70 Q | 2006–2006 |
| 5204G | 40.2 mm | — | — | CHR 29-535 PS Q | 2021– |
| 5208R | 42 mm | 18k rose gold | Black | R CH 27 PS QI | 2018–2025 |
| 5236P | 41.3 mm | Platinum | — | 31-260 PS QL | 2021– |
| 5270P-001 | 41 mm | Platinum | Salmon | CH 29-535 PS Q | 2018–2021 |
| 5320G-001 | 40 mm | 18k white gold | Cream | 324 S Q | 2017– |
| 5327G | 39 mm | 18k white gold | Blue | 240 Q | 2016– |
| 5327R | 39 mm | 18k rose gold | Ivory | 240 Q | 2016– |
| 5470P-001 | 41 mm | Platinum | Blue | CH 29-535 PS 1/10 | 2022– |
About the Grand Complications family
Grand Complications is Patek Philippe's heading for its most complex watches: perpetual calendars, split-seconds chronographs, minute repeaters, tourbillons and astronomical displays such as the sidereal time and sky charts of the Celestial models. It continues a tradition that goes back to the brand's complicated pocket watches.
References in the catalog include perpetual calendars such as the 5160/500R with an engraved case, the minute repeater perpetual calendar 5374, the Celestial 6104 and the Grandmaster Chime 6300, a reversible watch with grande and petite sonnerie. Production of many of these is very small. For dealers, provenance, the Certificate of Origin, an Extract from the Archives and service by the brand matter more here than anywhere else in the range.
Quick answers
- What size is the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P?
- The Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P has a 36 mm case.
- What movement does the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P use?
- It uses the manual caliber CH 27-70 Q.
- Is the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P still in production?
- No. It was made until 2006.
- When did the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P come out?
- It was introduced in 2006 and made until 2006.
- What is the Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Chronograph 3970 3970P made of?
- The case is platinum.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.