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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 200

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, movement No. 770090, case No. 2824861, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985.Fine astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp.

HKD 130,000 - 150,000

USD 17,000 - 19,000

Sold: HKD 149,500

C. two-body, solid, polished, concave and stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for days of the month, days of the week, months, 24 hours, and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensatig flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

Ref. 3940Production of this reference started in 1985.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition,p. 292.The model No. 1 was dedicated to Thedore Beyer on this occasion and is now in the ?Museum of Time Measurement? in Zürich. The watch is published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches" by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition , p. 294.