$24,150
“Yellow 3940” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 770033, case No. 2823591, Ref. 3940. Made in the 1990s. Fine astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied a fitted box and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, sapphire crystal. Two-tone matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, 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. Gold “dauphine” hands. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" 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 mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes For a note about the reference 3940, see lot 256.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-28
