Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 362

Platinum ?Ref. 5004 P? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 879880, case No. 4146755, Ref. 5004P. Sold on January 1, 2003. Very fine and important, astronomic, water-resistant, platinum and diamonds gentleman's wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives, a wooden fitted box, an additional case back and a setting pin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, case band with 4 correctors, co-axial push button in the crown for the split-seconds function, concave bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Black with square-cut and baguette diamond markers, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute register and leap year at 3, the days of the month at 6, the seconds and the 24- hours at 9, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, outer 1/5th seconds scale. 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 and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 15 mm.