$44,840
"White Gold Ref. 5040" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3125553, case No. 4138529, Ref. 5040. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, 18K white gold spare solid case back and setting pin. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Satiné 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. White gold "Breguet" hands. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 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, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector Notes Ref. 5040 Production of this reference started in 1993. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 29, and in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. 1, p. 83.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
