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New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 104

"Yellow Gold Ref. 5040" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 774553, Ref. 5040. Sold in September 1994. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24- hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by an original fitted box and certificate of origin. C. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone, satiné silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the leap year and the 24 hours, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "Breguet" 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. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone, satiné silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the leap year and the 24 hours, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold "Breguet" 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. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of a French Collector