Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 66

Patek Philippe Ref. 5066 - Steel - Aquanaut Patek Philippe, Genève, "Aquanaut," movement No. 3025827, case No. 4048704, Ref. 5066. Made in 1998. Fine, cushion-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, Patek Philippe black rubber ?tropical" strap with stainless steel double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a spare rubber strap.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent screweddown case back and crown, flat sapphire crystal. D. Army-type black composite repeating the bracelet decoration with painted luminous indexes and applied steel Arabic numerals, aperture for the date. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 330/194, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 36 mm. Thickness 9 mm.