$327,200
Ref. 5079 Minute Repeater Patek Philippe, Genève, No 1904145, case No. 4225023, Ref. 5079J. Sold in May 2005. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with minute repeater and two cathedral gongs, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and Certificate of Origin. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, wide stepped bezel, fluted lugs, sapphire crystals. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Burnished gold feuille hands. Cal. R 27 PS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, free-sprung self-compensating balance spring, 22K gold microrotor, repeating on cathedral gongs by activating a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes This watch was recently overhauled by Patek Philippe. The Reference 5079 was launched on the market in 2001 and is no longer in production. It was produced only with a white enamel dial, apart from the George Pragnell Ltd. Edition, made in a run of five pieces with a special black dial. Ref. 5079 Unassuming, elegant, highly complicated and exquisite - all these adjectives combined could characterize Ref. 5079, the exceptional minute-repeating wristwatch with unique cathedral gongs that Patek Philippe introd
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-06-18
