Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 192

Yellow Gold Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 773150, case No. 2905371, Ref. 3940. Made in 1992. Sold on June 1st, 1992. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate of origin, solid 18K yellow gold case back, two additional dials, and setting pin.

USD 28,000 - 35,000

EUR 20,000 - 25,000

Sold: USD 37,760

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped concave bezel, transparent case back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied yellow 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. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240, 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Property of an East Coast Collector


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The owner of the present watch, very particular about dial design, purchased several dials for his Ref. 3940 as new dial designs were introduced by Patek Philippe. The designs of the two additional dials include one with subsidary dials slightly less recessed than the original dial, as well as a Roman numeral dial with the new indexes and hand design.
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 sought after Patek Philippe references by collectors and enthusiasts.
A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 292, and in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. I, p. 77, and vol. II, p. 264.