$47,200
"White Gold Ref. 3940" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3129083, case No. 4369796, Ref. 3940. Made in 2005. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Original Certificate, an additional, solid white gold case back and setting pin. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. White gold "dauphine" hands. Cal. 240/114, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Ref. 3940 Production of this reference started in 1985. The first 25 watches were manufactured as a limited edition to mark the occasion of Chronometrie Beyer's 225th Anniversary that same year. No. 1 was dedicated to Theodor Beyer by Philippe Stern on the occasion of the 225th anniversary and is now in the Museum of Time Measurement in Zürich.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
