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Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 156

Yellow Gold Ref. 5040 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 773774, case No. 2930573, Ref. 5040. Made circa 1995. 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 buckle. Accompanied by Certificate of Origin and an additional solid case back.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, snap-on transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte 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.