Lot 2904
2904
PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, FIRST SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 770’499, CASE NO. 2’831’551, MANUFACTURED IN 1987

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, FIRST SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 770’499, CASE NO. 2’831’551, MANUFACTURED IN 1987
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Cal. 240 Q, Geneva seal, 27 jewels
DIAL: Silvered, applied white gold baton numerals, three subsidiary dials for day combined with 24 hour display, month combined with leap year, moon phases combined with date
CASE: 18k white gold, snap on back, 36 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: Patek Philippe crocodile strap, 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on 2 June 1987 and slip case.
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Lot Essay

Reference 3940 was launched in 1985 and remained in production until 2006. The present watch is from the first series, featuring sunken subsidiary dials for the 24 hours display and leap year indicator, as opposed to the even version of later models.

The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, pp. 292-293.

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