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Lot 42
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD MINUTE REPEATING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, MOVEMENT NO. 1903018, CASE NO. 2963000, REF. 3939H, MANUFACTURED IN 1994
Closed12 December 2008
Price Realised
USD 218,500
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Specialist note
With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1994 and its subsequent sale on October 14th of the same year.
To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public. According to our research this is the first 18k white gold 3939H to be offered at auction and the first white gold model produced by Patek Philippe.
Patek Philippe introduced the reference 3939 in 1993 in yellow, white and pink gold models. A platinum verison was released the following year. This complicated timepiece is exemplary of the master craftsmanship of Patek Philippe, not only because it consists of a total of 336 parts but it also houses both minute repeating and tourbillon functions within a small case, classified by the caliber RTO 27 PS.
To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public. According to our research this is the first 18k white gold 3939H to be offered at auction and the first white gold model produced by Patek Philippe.
Patek Philippe introduced the reference 3939 in 1993 in yellow, white and pink gold models. A platinum verison was released the following year. This complicated timepiece is exemplary of the master craftsmanship of Patek Philippe, not only because it consists of a total of 336 parts but it also houses both minute repeating and tourbillon functions within a small case, classified by the caliber RTO 27 PS.