Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 180

?Platinum 5004? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 879566, case No. 2984923, Ref. 5004, first generation. Sold on July 1, 1996. Extremely fine, rare and important, astronomic, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with coaxial round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, setting pin and an additional platinum case back.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, fluted lugs, coaxial push button in the crown for the split-seconds function, transparent case back to view the movement, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied large white gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute register and leap year at 3, the seconds and the 24 hours at 9, graduation for the days of the month at 6, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases in yellow gold. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. CHR 2-70/150, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 28 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 15 mm.