36,800 CHF
atek Philippe & Cie, Genève,No. 3123978,case No. 2958559, Ref. 5040. Production of this reference started in 1995.Very fine and very rare tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 24 hours graduation, perpetual calendar and moon phases, and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. two-body, solid, polished. black with applied white gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, circular aper-ture for the moon phases. "Feuille" white gold hands. 240/114 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 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring,mobile stud bearer, 22K gold microrotor 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:
2002-11-16
