Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York, Dec 05, 2007
LOT 58
White Gold Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3126539, case No. 4283133, Ref. 3940. Made in 2005. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, Certificate of Origin, an additional solid white gold case back and setting pin.
USD 35,000 - 45,000
EUR 25,000 - 30,000
Sold: USD 56,640
C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. White 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, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of Various Owners
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
Production of this reference started in 1985 and ceased in 2007. Ref. 3940 replaced references 3848 and 3850, and is among the most sought-after of Patek Philippe references. The first 25 watches of the reference were manufactured as a limited edition to mark the occasion of Chronometrie Beyer's 225th Anniversary that same year. 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. 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.
Watch No. 2 was sold by Antiquorum, in the "100 Years of Wristwatches" sale held on November 19, 2000, as lot 354.
A similar watch may be seen in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, Patek Philippe S.A., Geneva, 1998, p. 294.