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LOT 273

?Pink 5040? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 775134, case No. 2970201, Ref. 5040. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by an extra spare solid case back and Extract from the Archives.

USD 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 26,000 - 33,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silvered gold with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary ?guilloche? dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, the leap year, the 24 hours, aperture for the moon phases. Pink 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, free-sprung Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Property of a West Coast Collector


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 5040 Production of this reference started in 1993. It was produced in yellow, pink, and white gold, as well as in platinum, all with transparent case back except for the platinum version, which has a solid platinum back. It featured the caliber 240 Q. A similar watch is published in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches?, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, p. 295.