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New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 15

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 772164, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

USD 20,000 - 24,000

EUR 19,000 - 22,000

Sold: USD 23,000

C .two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, transparent case-back, sapphire crystals. D. matte silver with applied yellow 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" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 240 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochroism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 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
Movement: 1
Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 292.