Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 374

Patek Philippe Retrograde Perpetual Calendar, Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1958465, case No. 4104147, Ref. 5059J. Made in 2000, Sold on April 19th, 2001. Very fine and rare, Officer-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 deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted winding-box, Certificate of Origin, setting pin and booklet.

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 black radial Roman numerals, concentric retrograde sector for the days of the month, 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 track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers. Black oxidized gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 315/136, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.