Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 291

Patek Philippe, Genève,"Annual Calendar", No. 3130605, case No. 4060122, Ref. 5035. Production of this reference started in 1996. Produce in a limited edition of 100 examples to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the "Milan A.C." Very fine, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with semi-instantaneous annual calendar mechanism and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the days of the week and the 24 hours, the months, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous pink gold "feuille" 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-compensatig free-sprung flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.Etched into the transparent case back:"Milan A.C.- 1899 - 1999".