Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 119

Ref. 5722G, Nautilus Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus", Ref. 5722/G-001. Sold in 2009. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with baguette diamond bezel, date, moon phases, power-reserve indication and an 18k white gold Patek Philippe concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin, booklets, fitted box and push pin.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, bezel set with 32 baguette diamonds totaling 5.90 CT, transparent case back, protected screwed down crown, hooded lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, sector for the power-reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases, outer dot minute divisions. Luminous steel 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 adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 44 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Approx. overall length 165 mm.