Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 657

?Platinum Ref. 5033P-001, Gondolo? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1904497, case No. 4188486, Ref. 5033P-001. Made in a limited edition of 10 pieces with special dial, for the State of Qatar in 2002/2003. Extremely rare, fine and important, tonneau-shaped, Art Deco-style, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, setting pin, the certificate of Origin and an additional platinum case back.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs, correctors on the band, snap-on transparent case-back, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with guilloché azure center, painted black radial Roman numerals on a plain reserve, inner minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, and apertures for the days of the week at 10, the date at 12, the months at 2. White gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. R 27 PS QA, 31 mm diam., (14???), total height 7.48 mm, made up of 443 parts, 48 hour maximum power reserve, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 44 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, with 21,600 vibrations/hour, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K yellow gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39,5 x 51 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Property of a Middle Eastern Gentleman


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Ref. 5033P-001 was first produced in 2002 as a limited edition of 10 pieces on special order for the State of Qatar (10 in platinum and 1 in titanium). It was then launched at the 2006 Basel fair, with a different dial. This Reference features, for the first time, a minute-repeater mechanism and the annual calendar mechanism patented in 1996. The combination of the two in a single movement represents a genuine technical innovation. The exceptional sound of the minute-repeater is due to the use of two extra-long ?Cathedral? gongs, made of a special steel alloy that gives the hour strike a rich, full-bodied tone. The minute-repeat reverberates for a particularly long period of time, like cathedral bells. The Caliber R27PSQA is one of the most complex movements made by Patek Philippe, comprising a total of 483 parts. This is the first time one of the special limited editions of Ref. 5033P-001 has appeared at auction.