$12,075
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3057635, Ref. 5035. Production of this reference started in 1996.Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar mechanism and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. black with applied white gold and luminous Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the month, the days of the week and the 24 hours, aperture for the date. "Feuille" white gold and luminous hands. Cal. 315/198 stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprng flat balance-spring, gold rotor.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm. Notes Ref. 5035On 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 account of the varying lengths of each month from March 1st to the end of February in the following year.This is the first automatic wristwatch in which the calendar needs to be adjusted only once a year. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Aan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 323.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-05-21
