Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 157

Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1957862, case No. 4057916, Ref. 5059. Produced circa 2000. Very fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde date, 48-hour autonomy and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp.

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, outer 1/5th seconds scale, 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, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-lated,"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.