16,520 CHF
Ref. 5000, “White Gold” Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 800689, case No. 2934295. Ref. 5000. Made in 1993. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with eccentric seconds and an 18K white and pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives and the certificate of Origin. Two-body, solid, polished, screweddown 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. Property of an Swiss collector 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:
2007-10-14
