Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 158

Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 1957982, case No. 4066607, Ref. 5059J. Made circa 2005. Very fine and rare, Officier-style, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a winding fitted box and Certificate of Origin.

C. Four-body, solid, polished, hinged case back over transparent crystal to view the movement, rounded band and bezel, straight lugs with yellow gold screwed bars, sapphire crystals. D. White with painted radial Roman numerals, retrograde sector for the days of the month in the center, apertures for the days of the week at 9, the months at 3, the leap years at 12 and the moon phases, outermost minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. Blackened gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 315 S, 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 13 mm.