$56,640
White Gold Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3126539, case No. 4283133, Ref. 3940. Made in 2005. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, Certificate of Origin, an additional solid white gold case back and setting pin. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystals. 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 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, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of Various Owners Notes Ref. 3940 Production of this reference started in 1985 and ceased in 2007. Ref. 3940 replaced references 3848 and 3850, and is among the most sought-after of Patek Philippe references. The first 25 watches of the reference 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-12-05
