$20,700
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985.Fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a box and a certificate. two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. champagne with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours, and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. “Dauphine” yellow gold hands. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, sef-compensating flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm. Notes A similar watch is published in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 292.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-09-20
