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Lot 2056 PATEK PHILIPPE PERPETUAL CALENDAR REF. 3940
PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND ELEGANT 18K GOLD AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR, YEAR INDICATION, CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 3940, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 771'361, CASE NO. 2'852'931, CIRCA 1988
Closed6 November 2022
Price Realised
CHF 75,600
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Specialist note
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.
Launched in 1985 and discontinued in 2007, the reference 3940 has always been a much-loved watch by collectors and is a significant reference in the modern history of Patek Philippe. The 3940’s reputation is further enhanced by the fact that the then head of the company, Philippe Stern, chose to wear the model as his everyday watch.
According to our research, reference 3940 in yellow gold from the second series has been produced to approximately 1'680 pieces.
Reference 3940
The Ref. 3940 and its sister reference (the Ref. 3970 perpetual calendar chronograph) were launched in the mid-1980s, at a time when few complicated wristwatches were available and the mechanical watch renaissance wasn’t entirely underway.
The watch was incredibly slim at 9 mm., thanks to the Cal. 240-Q movement with a 22k gold micro-rotor. The design of the dials, in line with many Patek Philippe references, has evolved over the 20 years of production resulting in three clearly defined series and some rare variations. The present example is an example of a late-second series, as evidenced by the cross-hair pattern on the sub-dial at 3 o’ clock.
Launched in 1985 and discontinued in 2007, the reference 3940 has always been a much-loved watch by collectors and is a significant reference in the modern history of Patek Philippe. The 3940’s reputation is further enhanced by the fact that the then head of the company, Philippe Stern, chose to wear the model as his everyday watch.
According to our research, reference 3940 in yellow gold from the second series has been produced to approximately 1'680 pieces.
Reference 3940
The Ref. 3940 and its sister reference (the Ref. 3970 perpetual calendar chronograph) were launched in the mid-1980s, at a time when few complicated wristwatches were available and the mechanical watch renaissance wasn’t entirely underway.
The watch was incredibly slim at 9 mm., thanks to the Cal. 240-Q movement with a 22k gold micro-rotor. The design of the dials, in line with many Patek Philippe references, has evolved over the 20 years of production resulting in three clearly defined series and some rare variations. The present example is an example of a late-second series, as evidenced by the cross-hair pattern on the sub-dial at 3 o’ clock.