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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 140

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985.Very fine and very rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle.

USD 28,000 - 32,000

Sold: USD 29,900

C. two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied white gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours, and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, slf-compensating flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3940.Production of this reference started in 1985.The model No. 1 was dedicated to Thedore Beyer and is now in the "Museum of Time Measurement" in Zürich.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998Edition, p. 292.