Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 465

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5049, ONLY 20 PIECES MADE, PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, "Double Century - Boodle & Dunthorne's," No. 15/20, movement No. 3124449, case No. 4065353, Ref. 5049P. Made in a limited edition of 20 pieces in 1998, sold on July 21st, 1999. Extremely fine and very rare, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hours and leap year and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, Certificate of Origin, correspondence and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, snap-on case back engraved: In Celebration of 200 Years ? Boodle & Dunthorne ? 1798-1998, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied white gold pyramidal and baton indexes, subsidiary sunk dials for the date, days of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, outer second scale, aperture for the moon phases. White gold dauphine hands. M. Cal. 240/114, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold microrotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 9 mm.