Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 629

Platinum Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 774129, case No. 2936308, Ref. 3940. Sold on January 10, 1994. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and Certificate of Origin.

CHF 55,000 - 65,000

USD 50,000 - 60,000 / EUR 35,000 - 40,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, sapphire crystal, snap-on case back. D. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted 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, outer engraved division. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240/Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva QualityMark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

When Patek Philippe launched this series of watches in 1985, Ref. 3940 had a metal clip-on back, and Ref. 3941 a sapphire crystal back. The reference number was standardized to Ref. 3940; it was sold with two case backs, except for the platinum model. A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, pp. 292-294.