Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 244

"Platinum Ref. 3940" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3124789, case No. 4087083, Ref. 3940P. Sold on May 5th, 2000. This Ref. is no longer in production. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, setting pin and Certificate of Origin.

USD 50,000 - 60,000

EUR 37,000 - 45,000

Sold: USD 73,160

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted 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 côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straightline lever escapement, free-sprung Glucydur 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 8 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3940 Production of this reference started in 1985 and ceased in April 2007. The model No. 1 was dedicated to Theodor Beyer and is now in the "Museum of Time Measurement" in Zürich. Ref. 3940 replaced References 3848 & 3850 and is among the most soughtafter Patek Philippe references by collectors and enthusiasts. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. II, p. 264.