44,850 CHF
“Yellow ref. 5040” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 773368, case No. 2923276, Ref. 5040, Made in 1992. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, an additional 18K yellow gold case back and a gold and black setting pin. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystals. Silvered with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold ‘Breguet’ hands. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes Ref. 5040 Production of this reference started in 1995.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-10-16
