Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007

LOT 279

Pink Gold So-Called ?TV Watch? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3045182, case No. 2956245, Ref. 5020. Sold on Oct. 28, 1998. Very fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, 24-hour indication, perpetual calendar, leap year indication and moon phases. Accompanied by a fitted box, spare solid case back and certificate.

USD 150,000 - 200,000

EUR 110,000 - 150,000

Sold: USD 232,400

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, sapphire crystals and an transparent case back. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, 24 hours and leap year indication, graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "Breguet" hands. M. Cal. 27-70 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 37 x 45 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector


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Ref. 5020 (1995-2001) Reference 5020, the so-called ?TV Watch?, is fitted with caliber 27-70 Q, like the famous Ref 3970. Production started in 1995. Due to its unusual shape and its similarity with the more traditional 3970, it was not produced in large numbers. Ref. 5020 was available in yellow, pink, and white gold, as well as platinum. Very few were fitted with a gold bracelet, all on special request; they were only available at the Patek Philippe boutique in Geneva. A similar watch is published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol. I, p. 150.