31,250 CHF
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 YELLOW GOLD, SECOND GENERATION Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 772051, Ref. 3940J. Made circa 1992. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication, leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box, Certificate of Origin, push pin and booklets. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, concave bezel, correctors on the band , snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases, outer engraved minutes divisions. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 240Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes While the fi rst generation of 3940's were characterized by single sunk sub-dials, the second generation had less pronounced double sunk sub-dials.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-05-13
