$117,400
"Pink Gold Ref. 5050, Roman" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1958508, case No. 2961880, Ref. 5050, 1st generation. Sold on January 1, 2002. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, leap year indication, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, spare solid case back and a certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied pink gold Roman numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases and the leap year, retrograde sector for the date. Pink 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, free-sprung Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector Notes Ref. 5050 Production of this reference started in 1995. A similar watch is illustrated in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. 1, p. 84.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
