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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940J, MOVEMENT NO. 772'949, CASE NO. 2'905'310, MANUFACTURED IN 1991

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940J, MOVEMENT NO. 772'949, CASE NO. 2'905'310, MANUFACTURED IN 1991
Movement: Cal. 240 Q, automatic
Dial: Silvered
Case: 33 mm. diam.
With: 18k gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin dated 4 January 1992, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1991 and its subsequent sale on 6 January 1992, leather folder and product literarture
Special Notice
On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 7.7% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. This watch offered for sale is 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 sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

The present 3940J is consigned by an important private collector and preserved in excellent overall condition. It is furthermored offered with its Certificate of Origin.

The present watch is from the second series, featuring bevelled subsidiary dials for the 24 hours display and leap year indicator, as opposed to the inner sunken version of the first series and even version of later models. It is belived that only 1'680 pieces of the second series have been produced in yellow gold.

Reference 3940
Reference 3940 is the quintessential perpetual calendar and undeniably amongst Patek Philippe's greatest classics. Launched in 1984 as replacement for reference 3450, it was at the time the slimmest automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch.

The model was available in yellow, pink and white gold and platinum. The rarest version, the platinum models such as the present example, were delivered with the plain snap on back only whereas the other case versions were available with both solid and glazed back.

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