115,000 CHF
So-called “TV Watch” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3045003, Ref. 5020. Made circa 2000. Extremely fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, 30-minute register, 24-hour indication, perpetual calendar, leap year indication and moon phases. Two-body, solid, polished, sloped bezel, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, 24 hours and leap year indication, graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Breguet" hands. Cal. M.27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-cmpensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 37 x 45 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Reference 5020, the so-called “TV Watch” (1995-2001) Reference 5020 is fitted with caliber 27-70 Q, like the famous Ref 3970. Due to its unusual shape and its similarity with the more traditional 3970, it was not produced in large numbers. Ref. 5020 was available in yellow, pink, and white gold, as well as platinum. Very few were fitted with a gold bracelet, all on special request; they were only available at the Patek Philippe boutique in Geneva.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-11-13
