60,000 CHF
Platinum Ref. 5040 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 775743 , case No. 2958621, Ref. 5040P. Made in 1995, sold on March 26th, 1997. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box and the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, snap-on case back, correctors on the band, rounded bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. Matte silver, with applied white gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the leap year and the 24 hours, aperture for the moon phases, outer minute track. White gold Breguet hands. Cal. 240Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Ref. 5040 Production of this reference began in 1993. A similar watch is illustrated in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 29.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
