Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 266

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3124959, case No. 4114506, Ref. 3940J. Made circa 2000. 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 an original winding box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin, extra yellow gold case back, and leather folder with instruction booklet.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, recessed winding crown, 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, 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.