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Patek Philippe
Reference 3940P-011 | A platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour and leap year indication, Circa 2005
Lot Closed
September 13, 06:14 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Reference 3940P-011
A platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour and leap year indication, Circa 2005
Dial: silvered
Caliber: cal. 240 Q automatic, 27 jewels
Movement number: 3’128’045
Case: platinum, snap-on case back
Case number: 4’316’036
Closure: platinum Patek Philippe deployant buckle
Size: 36 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe winding presentation box with instructional sheet, open Certificate of Origin (undated), leather bi-fold, and setting pin
While many aficionados of horology recognize Patek Philippe’s dominance in the fabrication of a repeating timepiece, its perpetual calendar is a predominant reason that has attributed to the brand’s success and remained as a relevant complication to the many signature collections we enjoy today. The birth of the first perpetual calendar wristwatch with an automatic movement was with the legendary reference 3448 that was in production from 1962 to 1981 and has proven its success with the multiple record breaking achievements in auction history, and the present watch reference 3940 was the successor to this collection.
Although the reference 3940 may not be crowned as the world's first automatic perpetual calendar, it features an impressive movement of its own. Powered by the ultra-thin perpetual calendar caliber 240 equipped with a micro-rotor, this movement was a triumph of micro-engineering and allowed the invention of many great examples that includes the Patek Philippe Nautilus Reference 5740 and base movements for minute repeaters as well.