Exceptional Horological Works of Art

Geneva, Oct 19, 2002

LOT 86

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 1958924, case No. 4138715, Ref. 5059P-001. Produced and sold in 2000. Very fine, massive, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date, 48 hours autonomy, a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp and black and platinum push-piece. With electrically driven leather-covered fitted wooden box for winding the watch. Accompanied by certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, hinged case back, sapphire crystal, rounded band, pyramidal bezel, straight lugs, white gold screwed bars. D. white with painted radial Roman numerals, concentric, retrograde sector for the days of the month, outer 1/5th second scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. "Feuille" steel hands. M. Cal. 315/136 SQR aut., stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for 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.