$39,600
Patek Philippe Yellow Gold Ref. 3941 Perpetual Calendar Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 770409, Ref. 3941. Made in 1987. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin, pamphlet, and a spare strap. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton and pyramid indexes, outer dot minute division, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the 24 hours, the month and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Pink gold dauphine hands. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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 9 mm. Notes While the Ref. 3940 was sold with both a sapphire and a solid case back, the Ref. 3941 came with only a sapphire case back. It was only produced during a short period of time making it even more desirable to collectors.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-03-10