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New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 302

"Yellow Gold 3940" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 772151, case No. 2884584, Ref. 3940. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 27,000 - 32,000

EUR 21,000 - 25,000

Sold: USD 33,040

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied faceted yellow gold bâton 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. Yellow gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses-côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3940. This reference was first presented to the press in 1985. The first 25 watches of this reference bore a gilt dial and were numbered from 1 to 25. These watches were made to celebrate the 225th anniversary of chronometry Beyer in Zurich, and had movement No. 770001 through 770025. It is thought that No. 770000 was retained by Patek Philippe for desplay in the museum. The present watch as well as lot 250 are among the first 100 watches in normal production and both bear a two-tone silvered dial typical of the 3940 first series. An indepth article on this reference is be published in the Spring 2006 Vox.