50,400 CHF
Patek Philippe Ref. 5038 Limited Ed ition Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 776100, case No. 4008265, Ref. 5038. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1996, sold on November 14th, 1998. Very fine and very rare, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe winding box, setting tool and certificate of origin. Two-body, solid, polished, snap-on transparent case back, beaded and stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. Black with painted white radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Lacquered white gold alpha hands. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Ref. 5038 Production of this reference started in 1996. It was made in a limited edition of 500 examples, in white gold only, with transparent back, and black dial with white Roman numerals.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-03-20
