Lot 2245 · Important Watches
Reference 3940 “Second Series” | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Circa 1990
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- Estimate
- HK$300,000–HK$500,000 hammer ≈ $38,290–$63,817
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches · 24 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5369950
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3940 “Second Series” | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Circa 1990. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369950.
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3940 “Second Series” | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, leap year and 24 hour indication, Circa 1990. Sotheby's, 24 Apr 2026, lot 2245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5369950.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A slim yellow gold open-faced keyless lever dress watch, Circa 1913 | Cartier New York | HK$32,000–HK$48,000 | |
| New York retailed | A yellow gold square wristwatch with part-hooded … | Vacheron Constantin For Cartier | HK$55,000–HK$95,000 | |
| An extremely rare and slim yellow gold openface keyless lever watch w… | Cartier Paris | HK$80,000–HK$120,000 | |
| London retailed | A rare and unusual onyx, white gold, silver and ena… | Cartier Paris | HK$40,000–HK$60,000 | |
| An onyx, yellow gold and enamel 8-day desk clock, Circa 1919 | Cartier Paris | HK$48,000–HK$70,000 | |
| New York retailed | A very fine and slim platinum openface dress watc… | Cartier Paris | HK$70,000–HK$110,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | $73,495 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | |
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5040 | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch wi | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5905P-001 | A platinum annual calendar flyback chr | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Patek Philippe | Reference 5110, A platinum world time wrist | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5905 | A platinum automatic annual calendar fly-ba | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5050 | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch wi | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Retailed by Wempe: Reference 5125P-001 | A limited edition p | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5496 | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch wi | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.