Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 15, 2015

LOT 105

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5712/ 1A NAUTILUS STEEL Patek Philippe, Genève, Nautilus, No. 3171222, case No. 4375975, Ref. 5712/ 1A-001. Made in 2006, sold December 29th, 2006. Very fine, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, moon phases, power reserve indication and a stainless steel Patek Philippe link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, booklets, hung tag and setting pin.

Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back, protected screw down winding crown, sapphire crystals. Midnight blue with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, sector for the power-reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. 240, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.