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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 507

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3130600, Ref. 5035. Production of this reference started in 1996. This series was made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the "Milan A.C."Very fine and unusual, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, 48 hours autonomy, with an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a black push-pin for quick change of the date.

USD 13,000 - 16,000

Sold: USD 14,375

C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel. D. matte silver with applied pink gold tritium-coated dart indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the week, the 24 hours, the months, aperture for the days of the month. "Feuille" tritium-coated pink gold hands. M. Cal. 315/198, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balnce-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Stamped on the glazed back: "Milan A.C. - 1899 - 1999".


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 5035On March 1, 1996, Patek Philippe obtained Swiss Patent No. 685585 G for a completely new date mechanism: an annual calendar for a wristwatch with automatic winding. This ingenious mechanism is programmed to take into account the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the end of February of the following year. This is the first automatic wristwatch in which the calendar needs to be adjusted only once a year.This wristwatch is part of a limited edition released in 1999 in commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of the Milan A.C. soccer club. These wristwatches were available to club members and club friends, but were never available to the general public.A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Genève, Wristwatches", by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 323.