Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006
LOT 367
?Platinum Ref. 5059? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3236515, case No. 4310025, Ref. 5059P. Production of this reference started in 2000. Sold in January 2006. Very fine and rare, "Officier-style", astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted winding box, a setting pin and a certificate.
USD 45,000 - 55,000
EUR 35,000 - 43,000
Sold: USD 69,620
C. Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band, rounded bezel, straight lugs with white goldscrewed bars, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric, retrograde sector for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. Black oxydized gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 315/136 SQR stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" 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, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
The Seal of Geneva Quality Mark is a trademark of the Office of Geneva Control of Watches. It was established on November 6, 1886, amended several times with the largest change incorporated on December 10, 1955. Its function was to voluntarily control watches made in the Canton of Geneva. Paragraph 3 of the statues states that the watches awarded with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark must "after examination prove to have a perfect mechanism to ensure regular and durable functioning". Similar watches are published in ?Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore Genova, 2004, vol I, p. 85.