Lot Essay
Consigned by its original owner the present watch has never been offered in public before and is furthermore preserved in excellent overall condition, still retaining all accessories.
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Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940J, movement no. 773'831, case no. 2'922'207, manufactured in 1993
Details
Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, second back, pin, original certificate, sales tag and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940J, movement no. 773'831, case no. 2'922'207, manufactured in 1993
MOVEMENT: automatic, cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva seal, 27 jewels
DIAL: silvered, applied gold baton numerals, outer beady minute divisions, three subsidiary dials for day and 24 hour display, month and leap year, moon phases and date
CASE: 18K gold, concave bezel, glazed snap on back, 36 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by La Boutique Suisse, second solid case back, wooden and 18K gold setting pin, sales tag, Patek Philippe presentation box and outer packaging. The Extract from the Archives confirms production of the present watch with opaline silvered dial, 12 yellow gold laped indexes, dot minute track in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 17 November 1993.
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940J, movement no. 773'831, case no. 2'922'207, manufactured in 1993
MOVEMENT: automatic, cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva seal, 27 jewels
DIAL: silvered, applied gold baton numerals, outer beady minute divisions, three subsidiary dials for day and 24 hour display, month and leap year, moon phases and date
CASE: 18K gold, concave bezel, glazed snap on back, 36 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by La Boutique Suisse, second solid case back, wooden and 18K gold setting pin, sales tag, Patek Philippe presentation box and outer packaging. The Extract from the Archives confirms production of the present watch with opaline silvered dial, 12 yellow gold laped indexes, dot minute track in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 17 November 1993.
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Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue
are pictured with straps made of endangered or
protected animal materials such as alligator or
crocodile. These endangered species straps
are shown for display purposes only and are not for
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to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites,
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endangered species strap available to the buyer of the
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