Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 55

White Gold Ref. 5038 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 775300, case No. 4004925, Ref. 5038. Made in 1995, sold on January 16th, 1997. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, ribbed and stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Black with white radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, the 24 hours, the months and leap year, aperture for the moon phases. White gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 27 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. 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of Various Owners