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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Solid Case Back
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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Solid Case Back

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940G, Third Series, Movement No. 3'125'011, Case No. 4'125'873, Manufactured in 1999

Closed7 June 2016

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Solid Case Back
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 3940G, Third Series, Movement No. 3'125'011, Case No. 4'125'873, Manufactured in 1999
Cal. 240 Q automatic lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 27 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 21k gold micro-rotor, silvered dial, applied white gold baton numerals, dauphine hands, center seconds, three subsidiary dials for day in Italian combined with 24 hour display, month in Italian combined with leap year indicator, and date combined with moon phases, circular case, sapphire crystal display back, 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
36mm diam.

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Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1999 and its subsequent sale on December 8th of the following year, Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated April, 2001, additional solid case back, setting pin, Patek Philippe winding presentation box, Patek Philippe leather envelope, product literature and outer packaging.

Launching in 1985, the reference 3940 replaced the 3450 and housed the latest caliber 240. It was produced in three series and the present watch is part of the third and final series, only produced between 1998 and 2007. Like the present watch, it was manufactured with a sapphire-crystal display back and an additional solid case back.

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