24,780 CHF
Ref. 5035, “White Gold” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 3131906, case No. 4100879, Ref. 5035. Made in 1999, sold on June 2000. Very fine and unusual, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with annual calendar, 48-hour autonomy, and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, concave bezel and lugs, sapphire crystals. Anthracite with luminous white gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the 24 hours, the months, aperture for the days of the month. Luminous white gold "Feuille" hands. Cal. 315/198, Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Ref. 5035 Production of this reference started in 1996. 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 account of the varying lengths of each month from March 1 to the end of February the following year. This is the first automatic wristwatch in which the calendar needs to be adjusted only once a year.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-11-12
