$19,550
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 773395, Case No. 2923253, Ref. 5040. Production of this reference start-ed in 1995. Very fine tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpet-ual calendar, moon phases, a 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle, an additional 18K yellow gold case back and a gold and black push-pin. two-body, shaped, solid, polished. ivory-colored with applied gold Breguet numerals, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. “Breguet” yellow gold hands. 240 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 27 jewels, lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 posi-tions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Notes A similar watch is published in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p.295.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-03-13
