Lot 2239 · Important Watches
Reference 3940, 1st Series | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1987
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- Estimate
- HK$500,000–HK$700,000 hammer ≈ $64,338–$90,072
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, Hong Kong · 21 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5329342
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3940, 1st Series | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329342.
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Patek Philippe, Reference 3940, 1st Series | A yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hours and leap year indication, Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 21 Oct 2025, lot 2239. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5329342.
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From the same sale Important Watches · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Fire Dragon", Reference 982/155J-001 | A possibly unique yellow gold… | Patek Philippe | HK$1,600,000–HK$3,000,000 | |
| Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116523 | A yellow gold, stainless steel… | Rolex | HK$120,000–HK$200,000 | |
| GMT-Master II "Serti", Reference 16713 | A yellow gold, stainless ste… | Rolex | HK$60,000–HK$80,000 | |
| Reference 5372 | A platinum perpetual calendar split seconds single b… | Patek Philippe | HK$2,400,000–HK$3,500,000 | |
| Jules Audemars, Reference 25685 | A yellow gold dual time zone wristw… | Audemars Piguet | HK$70,000–HK$120,000 | |
| Tonneau Two Time Zones "CPCP", Reference 2487 | A limited edition pla… | Cartier | HK$200,000–HK$400,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5040 | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch wi | $81,685 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
| Patek Philippe | Untitled | Phillips, Dec 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5236P-001 Montre bracelet en platine à quantième p | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5905 | A platinum automatic annual calendar fly-ba | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Patek Philippe | Reference 5110, A platinum world time wrist | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 "LED Dial", anni 2000 | Finarte, Jun 2021 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Retailed by Wempe: Reference 5125P-001 | A limited edition p | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Patek Philippe | Reference 5170P-001 | A platinum and diamond-set chronograph | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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.