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To the best of our knowledge the present ref. 3940 has never been offered in public before.
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SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 771'282, CASE NO. 2'852'883, MANUFACTURED IN 1988
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 771'282, CASE NO. 2'852'883, MANUFACTURED IN 1988
Movement: Cal. 240 Q, automatic, 27 jewels, Geneva Seal, signed
Dial: Signed
Case: Snap on back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1988 and its subsequent sale on 30 September 1988, product literature in leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging. Originally sold with a gold bracelet.
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 771'282, CASE NO. 2'852'883, MANUFACTURED IN 1988
Movement: Cal. 240 Q, automatic, 27 jewels, Geneva Seal, signed
Dial: Signed
Case: Snap on back, 36 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Patek Philippe buckle, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1988 and its subsequent sale on 30 September 1988, product literature in leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging. Originally sold with a gold bracelet.
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