Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 177

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5050 PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1957214, case No. 2961862, Ref. 5050P. Very fine and extremely rare, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, water resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, leap year indication, moon phases and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by setting pin and Extract from the Archives.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, screw down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satine silver with applied white gold baton and square indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the moon phases and the leap year, retrograde sector for the date. White 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, free sprung self-compensating fl at balance spring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 11 mm.