Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jan 26, 2013

LOT 279

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF.3940 FIRST GENERATION, YELLOW GOLD BRACELET". Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 770737, Ref. 3940. Retailed by Beyer. Made circa 1988. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication, leap year indication and detachable18K yellow gold Patek Philippe bracelet. Accompanied by a box and the Extract from the Archives.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, transparent snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes, outer engraved minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the 24 hours and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, freesprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 180 mm.