18,880 CHF
White Gold Ref. 5000 Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 800338, case No. 2918441, Ref. 5000. Sold on May 13th, 1993. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with eccentric seconds and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Patek Philippe box and the certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, screw-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Black with white radial Arabic numerals, inner minute track, subsidiary seconds dial at 4. White baton hands. Cal. 240 PS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance spring, mobile stud bearer, 22K gold micro-rotor mounted on ball bearings. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Notes Production of Ref. 5000 in white gold lasted only 2 years, 1992-1993. A similar watch is published in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2004, vol II, p. 274-275.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-11-11
