Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 401

Patek Philippe Ref. 5050 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1957126, case No. 2947186, Ref. 5050J. Made in 1994, sold on June 13, 1994. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, leapyear indication, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box and the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 330,000 - 410,000

USD 42,000 - 52,000 / EUR 35,000 - 43,000

Sold: HKD 396,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel, concave lugs, screweddown transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases and the leap year, retrograde sector for the date. Yellow gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 315/136, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 5050 Production of Ref. 5050 started in 1993 with the yellow gold version only. In 1995 Patek Philippe offered the full range for sale: yellow gold, white gold, pink gold, and platinum. Only one dial color, opaline gray, was available for the four different metals, but it was possible to choose between indexes or Roman numerals. This was the first Patek Philippe perpetual calendar wristwatch to feature a retrograde date. In 1993/1995, when the reference was first shown, this complication went largely unnoticed. It was only when the watch was discontinued in 2001/2002 that it became a sought-after complication, then largely used by other brands. S