$14,375
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3130600, Ref. 5035. Production of this reference started in 1996. This series was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the "Milan A.C."Very fine and unusual, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, 48 hours autonomy, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a black push-pin for quick change of the date. matte silver with applied pink gold tritium-coated dart indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the week, the 24 hours, the months, aperture for the days of the month. "Feuille" tritium-coated pink gold 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 flat balnce-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Stamped on the glazed back: "Milan A.C. - 1899 - 1999". 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 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.This wristwatch is part of a limited edition released in 1999 in commemoration of the 10
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-11-28
