Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J
The Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 (reference 3979J) is a 36.5 mm 18k yellow gold watch with a white dial. It runs on the caliber R 27 PS. It was made from 1989 to 1998.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 3979J
- Collection
- Grand Complications
- Case size
- 36.5 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- White
Movement
- Caliber
- R 27 PS
- Functions
- Hours, Minutes, Small Seconds, Moonphase, Minute Repeater
Production
- Production
- 1989–1998
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
3979J White
3979J-001
Roman numerals; feuille 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3979J (This watch) | 36.5 mm | 18k yellow gold | White | R 27 PS | 1989–1998 |
| 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 Minute Repeater 3979 3979J?
- The Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J has a 36.5 mm case.
- What movement does the Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J use?
- It uses the caliber R 27 PS.
- Is the Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J still in production?
- No. It was made until 1998.
- When did the Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J come out?
- It was introduced in 1989 and made until 1998.
- What is the Patek Philippe Minute Repeater 3979 3979J made of?
- The case is 18k yellow gold.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.