$37,760
"Yellow Gold Ref. 5040" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 773728, case No. 2923420, Ref. 5040. Made circa 1995. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, certificate, spare 18K yellow gold transparent case back and setting pin. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystal. Satiné silver with applied yellow 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. Yellow 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 New York Collector Notes Ref. 5040 Production of this reference started in 1995. A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 295.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-06-14
