Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 515

Platinum and Diamonds Ref. 5004 P Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3275086, case No. 4368283, Ref. 5004P-033. Sold April 26, 2007. Extremely rare and important, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with split-seconds chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year, 24 hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by an additional solid platinum case back, setting pin, fitted box, Certificate of Origin and technical information with instruction manual, all in a boxed Patek Philippe leather folder.

USD 250,000 - 300,000

EUR 200,000 - 235,000 / CHF 300,000 - 350,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down 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 10 round and 1 baguette diamond indexes, 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 track. White gold baton hands. M. Cal. CHR 2-70/150, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 15 mm.


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Case: 1

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Movement: A
Dial: 1-01

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HANDS Original

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The Patek reference 5004 remains one of Patek's most desirable modern complication watches. Its elegant look, similar to the 3970 but with its extra thickness, and of course the split-second mechanism, have made it a true classic.