$28,320
"Platinum Ref. 5035" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3136767, case No. 4263284, Ref. 5035 P. Made in 1999. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original mahogany presentation box, setting pin and certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel and lugs, sapphire crystals. Black with luminous white gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the 24 hours and the months, aperture for the days of the month. Luminous white gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 315/198, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a New York Collector Notes Ref. 5035 On March 1, 1996, Patek Philippe obtained Swiss Patent No. 685585 G for a completely new date mechanism: an annual calendar for a wristwatch with automatic winding. This ingenious mechanism is programmed to take into account the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the following year’s end of February. This is the first automatic wristwatch, in which the date needs to be adjusted only once a year.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
