Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 159

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5015 PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1959838, case No. 2968128, Ref. 5015. Made in 1997. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with 48-hour power reserve, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original wooden box, booklet, setting pin and Certificate of Origin within a leather wallet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, beaded and stepped bezel, hinged case back over transparent back to view the movement, straight lugs, gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, 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. 240/152 stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 10 mm.