$434,000
“Ref. 3939HP” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1903071, case No. 4224983, Ref. 3939H. Made circa 2000. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with oneminute tourbillon regulator and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back. White enamel with applied 18K white gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. White gold “Breguet” hands. Cal. RTO 27 PS, stamped with the Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 28 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant steel arms under a polished steel bridge, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Notes Ref. 3939H Production began in 1995 with the caliber RTO 27 PS, featuring 336 components and bearing the serial number 1903000. It is a technical exploit to incorporate, in a 12 1/2’’’ movement, a minute tourbillon carriage (made in steel, comprising 69 parts, weight 0,3 grams) together with a minute-repeating mechanism. The first watch of Ref. 3939H is illustrated in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 330.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-06-14
