Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 10, 2015

LOT 501

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 3940 PERPETUAL CALENDAR PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 3127197, case No. 4260894, Ref. 3940P. Sold on July 14th, 2004. Accompanied by the original winding box, setting pin, and the Extract from the Archives. Very fine and rare, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, 24 hour and leap year indication, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the extract from the archives, Patek Philippe fitted case and setting pin.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, domed sapphire crystal, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted and pyramidal indexes, outer minute dot 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. White gold dauphine hands. 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 balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.