$64,900
Platinum Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3124789, case No. 4087083, Ref. 3940P. Sold on May 5, 2000. This reference is no longer in production. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, setting pin and Certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, domed sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted indexes, outer minute dot divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. White gold dauphine hands. Cal. 240/Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Property of Various Owners Notes Ref. 3940 Production of this reference started in 1985 and ceased in April 2007. The model No. 1 was dedicated to Theodor Beyer and is now in the "Museum of Time Measurement" in Zürich. Ref. 3940 replaced References 3848 & 3850 and is among the most sought-after Patek Philippe references. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 292, and in
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-12-05
