$37,500
Patek Philippe - Ref. 3940 - Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 770357, case No. 2831474, Ref. 3940, first generation. Sold April 27th, 1987. 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, user manual, Certificate of Origin and setting pin. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer engraved minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 240Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, freesprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-10
