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Lot 2045 · Important Watches

reference 3940 a platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours, leap year indication and roman numeral dial, circa 2003 | 百達翡麗 | "型號3940 鉑金萬年曆腕錶,備月相、24小時、閏年顯示及羅馬數字錶盤,機芯編號3125879,錶殼編號4201953,約2003年製"

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Estimate
HK$240,000–HK$400,000 hammer ≈ $30,965–$51,609
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 11 July 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-4840889
Record
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Patek Philippe, patek philippe | reference 3940 a platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours, leap year indication and roman numeral dial, circa 2003 | 百達翡麗 | "型號3940 鉑金萬年曆腕錶,備月相、24小時、閏年顯示及羅馬數字錶盤,機芯編號3125879,錶殼編號4201953,約2003年製". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2020, lot 2045. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4840889.

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Patek Philippe, patek philippe | reference 3940 a platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours, leap year indication and roman numeral dial, circa 2003 | 百達翡麗 | "型號3940 鉑金萬年曆腕錶,備月相、24小時、閏年顯示及羅馬數字錶盤,機芯編號3125879,錶殼編號4201953,約2003年製". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2020, lot 2045. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4840889.

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From the same sale Important Watches · Jul 2020

LotArtistEstimateResult
patek philippe | reference 5059 a platinum perpetual calendar wristwa… Patek Philippe HK$240,000–HK$400,000
chopard | l.u.c. tourbillon, reference 161869.9004 a limited edition … Chopard HK$240,000–HK$400,000
jaeger-lecoultre | reverso, reference 270.6.48 a limited edition plat… Jaeger-lecoultre HK$280,000–HK$360,000
a. lange & söhne | saxonia double split datograph, reference 404.035f… A. Lange & Söhne HK$450,000–HK$650,000
patek philippe | reference 3885 a yellow gold and enamel skeletonized… Patek Philippe HK$120,000–HK$200,000
cartier | a platinum open face watch with double chapter ring dial an… HK$140,000–HK$200,000

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