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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 162

Yellow Gold Ref. 5040 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No.773574, case No. 2923386, Ref. 5040j. Sold on January 18th, 1993. 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 a certificate of origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months, the leap year and the the two-tone 24 hours dial, aperture for the moon phases. Yellow gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. 240/Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, free-sprung 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 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.