Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
New York - The Fuller Building, Jun 14, 2007
LOT 150
"Two-tone Sector Dial" Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3637734, case No. 4408110, Ref. 5396R. Sold on February 3rd, 2007. Very fine, astronomic, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate.
USD 30,000 - 35,000
EUR 22,000 - 26,000
C. Two-body, solid, polished, wide bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver with blue-painted sector divisions, subsidiary dial for the 24 hours, apertures for the date, the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Blued steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 324/303, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Property of a West Coast Gentleman
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
Production of this reference started in 2006.
Ref. 5396 draws its case design from Ref. 96, the famous ?Calatrava? and its dial inspiration from a historic 1930s Patek Philippe model, but features a totally new layout of the Annual Calendar displays.For over 10 years since its inception, the annual calendar system has been a successful complication for the revered Geneva firm, since on March 1, 1996, Patek Philippe obtained Swiss Patent No. 685585 G for a completely new date mechanism: an annual calendar for a wristwatch with automatic winding. This ingenious mechanism is programmed to take into account the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the following year?s end of February. Initially implemented in Ref. 5035?s ?calibre? 315/198, it was the first automatic wristwatch, in which the date needed to be adjusted only once a year. The new ?calibre? 324/303 has been redesigned to eliminate several levers; it features unidirectional winding and, of course, Patek Philippe?s time-tested ?Gyromax? balance.