Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, May 15, 2011

LOT 293

Patek Philippe Pink Gold Ref. 3940 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 3124327, case No. 4035426, Ref. 3940R. Sold on February 6th, 1999. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Origin, additional solid pink gold case back, booklets and setting pin.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 38,000 - 50,000 / EUR 27,000 - 35,000

Sold: CHF 40,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the 24 hours, the month 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 cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straightline lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 3940 Production of this reference began in 1985 and ceased in April 2007. Watch No. 1 was dedicated to Theodor Beyer and is now in the Zürich "Museum of Time Measurement". Ref. 3940 replaced Refs. 3848 & 3850; it is on of the most sought-after Patek Philippe references.