Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 358

Patek Philippe Pink Gold Ref. 5040 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 776380, case No. 2970203, Ref. 5040R. Made in 1997, sold on October 14, 1997. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, astronomic, self-winding, 18K pink gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant buckle. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, Extract from the Archives and photocopy of the certificate.

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 cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straightline 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.