33,600 CHF
Ref. 5056P, Quantième Annuel Patek Philippe, Genève, “Quantième Annuel” No. 3143660, case No. 4084807, Ref. 5056P. Sold on November 4, 1999. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with annual calendar, powerreserve, moon phases and a Patek Philippe platinum buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and booklet. Two-body, stepped and curved bezel, case band set at 6 with a Top Wesselton diamond, concave lugs, screwed-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Slate gray with applied white gold luminous radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the week and the month, sector for the power reserve indication below 12, apertures for the date at 6 and the moon phases. Luminous white gold feuille hands. Cal. 315, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Notes Better known as the "Quantième Annuel" or Annual Calendar, this model was launched by Patek Philippe in 1996. It features a calendar with an ingenious patented mechanism that requires adjusting only once a year, on March 1, then operates automatically for a full year without adjustment.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11
