Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 245

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 775881, case No. 4000374, Ref. 5039. Produced circa 2000.Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, extra solid case back, ebony and gold setting pin and a certificate.

C. two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, stepped bezel with "Hobnail" pattern, sapphire crystals.D. satiné silver with applied yellow gold indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week,the months, the 24 hours and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. "Dauphine" yellow gold hands.M. Cal. 240 Q stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, 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 mounted on ball bearings.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.