Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 15, 2016

LOT 186

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5056 ANNUAL CALENDAR PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, "Quantième Annuel", No. 3143972, case No.4084836, Ref. 5056P.Made circa 2000. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with annual calendar, power reserve, moon phases and a Patek Philippe platinum buckle. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe winding box, Certificate of Origin.

Three-body, stepped and curved bezel, case band set at 6 with a Top-Wesselton diamond, concave lugs, correctors on the band, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Slate-gray with applied white gold luminous radial Roman numerals, outer minute/second track, subsidiary dials for the days of the week and the month, sector for the power reserve indication below 12, apertures for the date at 6 and the moon phases. Luminous white gold feuille hands. Cal. 315/199, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating, free-sprung flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor.