Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 497

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 5059 Patek Philippe, Genève, Officier No. 1958502, case No. 4104183, Ref. 5059J. Made in 1999, sold on December 8th 2000. Very fine and rare, Officer-style, center seconds, self winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and the extract from the archives.

Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band and bezel, straight lugs with yellow gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals White with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric retrograde sector for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week at 9, the months at 3, the leap years at 12 and the moon phases at 6, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. Black oxidized gold feuille hands. Cal. 315/136, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.