Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 100

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5040, YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 773604, Ref. 5040J. Sold in October 1997. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and 24-hour indication. Accompanied by the extra full caseback , the Certificate of Origin and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Silver with applied yellow 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. Yellow 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 Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 43 mm. Thickness 8 mm.