Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 553

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3126937, case No. 4252392, Ref. 3940J. Sold on January 8, 2005. 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 deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original winding box, Certificate of Origin, spare solid yellow gold back, setting pin and booklets.

Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, concave lugs, transparent snap-on case back, sapphire crystals. Brushed 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, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.