$17,700
"Pink Ref. 5035" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3130162, case No. 4042353, Ref. 5035. Made in 1999. Very fine, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with luminous pink gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the 24-hours and the months, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous pink 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, Glucydur Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Ref. 5035 Production of this reference started in 1996 and has now ceased. 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 account of the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the end of February the following year. This is the first automatic wristwatch in which the calendar needs to be adjusted only once a year.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07
