50,000 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 PLATINUM, SECOND GENERATION Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 771435, Ref. 3940P. Sold on April 14th, 1989. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, 24 hour and leap year indication, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the certificate of origin, booklets and red leather folder C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, snap-on case back, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, outer minute dot divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. White gold dauphine hands M. 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 fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 36 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm. Notes While the first generation of 3940’s were characterized by single sunk sub-dials, the second generation had less pronounced double sunk sub-dials
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-05-12
