Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 16, 2014

LOT 227

PATEK PHILIPPE YELLOW GOLD REF. 5054 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3168753, case No. 4201521, Ref. 5054J. Sold on March 16, 2005. Very fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with 48-hour power-reserve, date, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and push pin.

Three-body, solid, polished, hinged outer case back over transparent back to view the movement, rounded bezel, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, domed sapphire crystals. White with painted radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, aperture for the moon phases, sector for the up-and-down indication. Black oxidized gold spade hands. Cal. 240/164, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.