Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 11, 2013

LOT 157

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5055J-001, YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3109705, case No. 4038275, Ref. 5055J. Sold on October, 1998. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with power reserve, moon phases, date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, certificate, push pin, pouch and paper.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, wide inclined bezel, straight lapidated lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. White with applied yellow gold radial Arabic numerals and square indexes, luminous dots, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the days of the months, sector for the up and down power reserve indication, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous yellow gold baton 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 fl at balance spring, 22K yellow gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.