Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 3940

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Condition: Excellent
Year of Production: 1993
Case Size: 43mm
Case Material: Platinum
Dial Color: Silver
Bracelet/Strap: Leather
Movement Type: Automatic
Box: Yes
Papers: No
Location: Singapore
Description
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model “Quantième perpétuel automatique” Retailed by / made for - Year circa 1993 Reference 3940 P (2nd series) Movement No. 774 348 Calibre 240 / Q, 27 jewels Case No. 2 936 299 (by Manufacture Favre & Perret S.A., La Chaux-de-Fonds) Material/s platinum Bracelet grey leather PP strap Buckle platinum PP deployant clasp Dimensions Ø 36.2 mm. 43.3 x 36.2 mm. Ø 33.5 mm. (bezel) Thickness 8.3 mm. Weight 68.5 gr. (approx.) Signature dial, case and movement Accessories original fitted box (inside in fair condition) and outer box, Extract from the Archives and photocopy of the Certificate of origin. Platinum, self-winding, tonneau-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with seven horological complications: • Perpetual bissextile calendar • Date of the month (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock) • Day of the week (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock; indications given in Italian) • Month of the year (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock; indications given in Italian) • Phases of the moon (aperture at 6 o’clock) • Four-year cycle of leap-years (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock) • Diurnal (day-time) and nocturnal (night-time) hours with a 24-hour (AM-PM) scale (subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock) Case: two-piece, polished and satin-finished, water-resistant with snap-on case-back, concave lugs, convex bezel, polished “Calatrava” winding-crown. Dial: silver colour, “Sigma” mention, with applied radiating white gold ”Obus” indexes, “perlé” beaded external minute track with dots; white gold “Dauphine” hands. Movement: calibre 240 Q aut, 27 jewels, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, yellow gold (22-carat) micro-rotor, Geneva Quality Hallmark (“Poinçon de Genève” / Geneva Seal). The photocopy of the original Certificate mentions that this watch was sold by Alfredo Trizzio Srl. (Italy), without mentioning of date. The Extract from the Archives, dated February 10, 2022, mentions that this watch was made in 1993 and sold on October 29, 1993.