Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 159

?Platinum Ref. 5015? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3051675, case No. 2993778, Ref. 5015. Made in 1996. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 48-hour power reserve, moon phases and age, and platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and an Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, bezel decorated with gold dots, hinged case back over transparent back to view the movement, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at 4, up-and-down indication at 10, moon age and aperture for the moon phases at 7. Black oxidized gold "spade? hands. M. Cal. 240/154 stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold microrotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm.