Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...
New York, Sep 26, 2007
LOT 309
"Pink Gold Ref. 3940" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3124919, case No. 4100399, Ref. 3940 R. Made circa 2002. Very fine, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate of origin, a solid 18K pink gold case back and a setting pin.
USD 30,000 - 40,000
EUR 22,000 - 30,000
Sold: USD 40,710
C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped concave bezel, transparent case back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold baton 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. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 240/114, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
Production of this reference started in 1985 and ceased in 2007. The first 25 watches were manufactured as a limited edition to mark the occasion of Chronometrie Beyer's 225th Anniversary that same year. The watch No. 6 was Theodor Beyer's personal watch. The number 6 had a special significance to Theodor as he was the 6th generation of the Beyer family to run Chronometrie Beyer in Zurich. No. 1 was dedicated to Theodor Beyer by Philippe Stern on the occasion of the 225th anniversary and is now in the Museum of Time Measurement in Zürich, the watch is also published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, Patek Philippe S.A., Geneva, 1998 Edition, p. 294. No. 2 was sold by Antiquorum, in the "100 Years of Wristwatches" sale held on November 19, 2000, as lot 354.