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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 235

Platinum 5040 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3128495, case No. 4316869, Ref. 5040 P. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and setting pin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, solid case back, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied silver Arabic 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. White gold feuille 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 43 mm. Thickness 9 mm.