$76,700
“Yellow Gold Ref. 5050 – Roman Numerals” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3235702, case No. 2998666, Ref. 5050, first generation. Sold on August 5, 2003. Very fine and rare, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's 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, and spare case back. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Roman numerals, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases and the leap year, retrograde sector for the date. Black oxydized 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 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 Swiss Collector 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
