Exceptional Horological Works of Art

Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

LOT 83

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 771612, case No. 2866720, Ref. 3940. Production of this reference started in 1985, sold on July 25, 1989. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentle-man's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany wooden fitted box, a black and yellow gold push-piece for quick change of the date and certificate.

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