Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 271

Patek Philippe - Yellow Gold - Ref. 5059 ?Officier? Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Officier? movement No. 1958465, case No. 4104147, Ref. 5059J. Made in 2000, sold 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 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, 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 at 6, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions. 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, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 13 mm.