Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 279

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, "Double Century - Boodle & Dunthorne's", movement No. 3124442, case No. 4065341, Ref. 5049, No. 3/20. Produced in a limited edition of 20 pieces in 1998. Extremely fine and very rare, astronomic, self-winding, platinum gentleman?s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hours and leap year, with a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

CHF 100,000 - 120,000

EUR 63,000 - 76,000 / USD 78,000 - 94,000

Sold: CHF 124,500

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, dedicated case back, stepped and flat bezel, curved lugs.D. black with applied white gold pyramidal and bâton 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-côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance-spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm.


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Engraved on the case back: "In celebration of 200 years Boodle & Dunthorne - 1798 - 1998 - 3/20". Produced in a limited edition of 20 examples to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Boodle & Dun-thorne's foundation in Liverpool. The business was acquired in 1880 by Henry Wainright and since then, the company has remained in the family, with a member of the fifth generation having recently joined. The last decade-and-a-half has seen the company expand from its Liverpool origins with stores opened in Manchester, Knight-sbridge, Regent Street and, for their bicentennial year, Sloane Street. Boodle & Dunthorne celebrated their bicentenary with a specially commissioned watch from Patek Philippe. Designed in conjunction with Andrew Wills, the watch is based on a well-known Patek Philippe movement.