33,040 CHF
Ref. 5135G, White Gold “Gondolo Annual Calendar“ Patek Philippe, Genève, “Gondolo Calendario”, No. 3422393, case No. 4269192, Ref. 5135G. Sold on December 17th, 2004. Very fine, rare and important, tonneau-shaped, Art Deco-style, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box, Certificate of Origin and a setting pin. Four-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs, correctors on the band, screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Slate gray with applied white gold Arabic numerals and arrow markers, inner minute/seconds divisions, apertures along an arc for the days of the week, the date and the months at the top, aperture for the moon phases and 24-hour display at 6. White gold “dauphine” hands. Cal. 324/205, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 38 x 51 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a Middle Eastern Gentleman Notes Ref. 5135G Production of this reference started in April 2004. The subsidiary dials also incorporate a remarkably accurate moon phase display. It deviates from the true lunar orbit by only
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
