Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 535

Ref. 5015 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1959492, case No. 2953065, Ref. 5015. Made in 1994, sold in December 1999. Very fine, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with 48-hour power reserve,moon phases, age of the moon and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin and instruction booklet.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, bezel decorated with raised 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, power reserve indication at 10, moon age and aperture for the moon phases at 7. Black oxydized gold spade hands. M. Cal. 240/152, 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. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm