$64,900
Yellow Gold Ref. 5050 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1957333, case No. 2961820, Ref. 5050. Made in the late 1990s, sold on June 7, 2000. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, leap year indication, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, Certificate of Origin and an additional 18K yellow gold solid case back. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases and leap year, retrograde sector for the date. Yellow gold feuille hands. Cal. 315/136, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of Various Owners Notes Ref. 5050 Production of Ref. 5050 started in 1993 with the yellow gold version only. In 1995 Patek Philippe offered the full range for sale: yellow gold, white gold, pink gold, and platinum. Only one dial color, opaline gray, was available for the four different metals, but it was possible to choose between indexes or Roman numerals. This was the first Pat
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-12-05
