Important Watches & Jewelry
New York, Dec 08, 2016
LOT 272
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 3940 PERPETUAL CALENDAR PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940P. Sold September 9th, 1997. 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 original winding box, Certificate of Origin, pouch and booklets.
USD 35,000 - 45,000
HKD 270,000 - 350,000 / CHF 34,000 - 44,000
Sold: USD 36,250
Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, domed sapphire crystal, snap-on case back. Matte silver with applied white gold faceted baton 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.
