Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 116

Ref. 5135, White Gold ?Gondolo Annual Calendar? Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Gondolo Calendario?, No. 3423041, case No. 4313089, Ref. 5135G-010. Sold on September 2, 2005. Very fine, rare and important, tonneau-shaped, Art Deco-style, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box, Certificate of Origin and a setting pin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs, correctors on the band, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. D. Slate grey with applied white gold Roman numerals and arrow markers, apertures along an arc for the days of the week, the date and the months at the top, aperture for the moon phases and 24-hour display at 6 o`clock. White gold ?dauphine? hands. M. Cal. 324/205, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating freesprung flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 51 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman