Patek Philippe - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Fall 2024 Hong Kong Friday, September 20, 2024 | Phillips
  • Condition Report

  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 1992
    Reference No: 3940
    Movement No: 772’957
    Case No: 2’905’128
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240Q, 27 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 36mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped Carlson Watch Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, leather folio, additional crocodile strap, setting pin, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - As a successor to the revered ref. 3448, the ref. 3940 perpetual calendar launched in 1985 signaled a new era for Patek Philippe. While paying homage to the past, its slim, stepped Calatrava-style case and redesigned subdial layout brought modern flair.

    - Powered by the groundbreaking ultra-thin cal. 240 with micro-rotor, the ref. 3940 enabled an elegantly slim profile. This inventive automatic movement appealed to a new generation seeking to move beyond their fathers' watches.

    - This stunning second series example from circa 1992 features a cross hair leap year indicator, sloped subdials, and two-tone 24-hour hand. Housed in a rare white gold case, it displays deep, crisp hallmarks denoting utmost care and preservation.

    - Both contemporary and traditional, the ref. 3940 masterfully blended vintage perpetual calendar elegance with modern ingenuity. Offered here in excellent overall condition, the present example is fresh to the market and complete with Certificate of Origin and presentation box.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 3940
A rare and attractive white gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24-hour, leap year indication, Certificate of Origin and presentation box

Circa 1992
36mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$280,000 - 420,000 
€32,500-48,800
$35,900-53,800

Please note that once you've placed your bid,
it cannot be cancelled.

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Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Fall 2024

20 - 27 September 2024