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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 157

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3052195, case No. 4022135, Ref. 5015. Production of this reference started in 1995. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 48 hours power reserve, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle.

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, auxiliary seconds dial at 4, up-and-down sector indicator at 10, aperture for the moon phases at 7. "Spade" burnished steel hands. M. Cal. 240/154 stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" 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.