$523,600
“Platinum 5013" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1908049, case No. 4174322, Ref. 5013. Production of this reference started in 1992. Sold on Jan. 31, 2004. Extremely fine, rare and important, tonneau-shaped, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs, domed sapphire crystal. Opaline with applied white gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, concentric sector for the retrograde date, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. White gold “Breguet” hands. Cal. R 27 PS QR, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K yellow gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 46 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector Notes Ref. 5013 Production of this reference started in 1992. This reference was, until the introduction of the Sky Moon Tourbillon (Ref. 5002 with 694 parts), the most complex wristwatch Patek Philippe produced. Self-winding, its movement consists of 51
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28