$28,320
"White Gold 5035" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3131072, case No. 4087215, Ref. 5035. Made circa 2001. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, 48-hour autonomy and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a setting pin and certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel and lugs, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous white gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the 24 hours, the months, aperture for the days of the month. Luminous white gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 315/198, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Ref. 5035 On March 1, 1996, Patek Philippe obtained Swiss Patent No. 685585 G for a completely new date mechanism : an annual calendar for a wristwatch with automatic winding. This ingenious mechanism is programmed to take into account the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the end of February of the following year. This is the first automatic wristwatch in which the calendar needs to be adjusted only once a year.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-03-28
