Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 75

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5085 STAINLESS STEEL Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 3110105. Ref. 5085/1. Made in 1998, sold December 17th, 1998. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, moon phases, 48-hour power reserve indication and an integral stainless steel Patek Philippe link bracelet and concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, the Extract of the Archives, 2 extra links booklet and papers.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, wide rounded bezel, screw down transparent case back, correctors on the band, protected screwed-down winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Black with white painted radial Arabic numerals and luminous square indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 4, the days of the month at 7, sector for the up-and-down power reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 240/164, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 185 plus 2 links.