Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
New York, Dec 09, 2009
LOT 273
Patek Philippe Ref. 5041 Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3125410, Ref. 5041G. Made in 2003. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, the Extract from the Archives and setting pin.
USD 60,000 - 90,000
CHF 60,000 - 90,000 / EUR 40,000 - 60,000
Sold: USD 72,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied white gold Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions, 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 Breguet hands. M. Cal. 240/114, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.
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Movement: 1 |
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Notes
In production from 1995 to 2003, reference 5041 is undoubtedly the rarest and probably the least produced modern perpetual calendar. With a total production believed to be in the 30 to 40 units only, the 5041 (available in white gold only) had various small differences in comparison to its sister reference 5040. - The bezel: while reference 3940 has a rounded bezel, this reference has an enlarged flat bezel. - The dial: only available in black on reference 3941, its differences are mainly from the outer minute markers (rather than a rail track it has simple dot markers) and has Breguet numerals rather than Arabic numerals.