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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 179

Ref. 3945 Pink Gold ? Only the Second Example at Auction Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 773997, case No. 2923190, Ref. 3945/1, second series. Sold on August 14, 1993. Extremely fine and equally rare, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an integral 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet "à petites mailles". Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted winding carrousel, Certificate of Origin, spare solid 18K pink gold back, setting pin, wallet and booklet.

CHF 40,000 - 60,000

USD 40,000 - 60,000 / EUR 27,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 50,400

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave stepped bezel, transparent back, recessed winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Silver opaline with applied pink gold faceted baton and pyramidal indexes, outer dot minute divisions, 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. Pink gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240 Q stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, 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 free-sprung flat balancespring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length: 180 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

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The present watch would appear to be only the second example in pink gold to be sold at auction and the first to be sold since 1994. The majority of the reference 3945 were made in yellow gold, few in white gold and a very small number in pink gold. This watch is in exceptional condition. Ref. 3945/1 is identical to Ref. 3940, but with an integral gold bracelet without lugs. Production of reference 3945/1 began in 1985 and ceased around 1998. The model was made in two series, the first with a sunken leap year dial, the second with a cross through the leap year dial