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Patek Philippe

Ref. 3945/1

A fine and rare yellow gold perpetual calendar bracelet watch with moon phases, leap year indicator, 24 hours, original certificate and sales invoice

Estimate
HK$220,000 - 270,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Patek Philippe
Year
Circa 1989
Reference No
3945/1
Movement No
771'532
Case No
2'856'684
Material
18k yellow gold
Calibre
Automatic, 240 Q, 27 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
18k yellow gold <em>Patek Philippe</em> bracelet, 185 mm. maximum length
Clasp/Buckle
18k yellow gold <em>Patek Philippe</em> folding clasp stamped PPC
Dimensions
36 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Accessories
With <em>Patek Philippe</em> Certificate of Origin dated April 1989, sale receipt dated 8 July 1989, product literature and leather wallet.
Catalogue Essay
Reference 3945 bracelet watch was in production from 1985 to 1998, offered as a variant to the celebrated reference 3940. The watch was produced with an integral gold bracelet whereas the reference 3940 features lugs that allow a detachable leather strap or gold bracelet.
Completed with original certificate and sales invoice, this present watch fresh to the market and is offered in excellent overall condition.

Patek Philippe

Swiss | 1839
Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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