$350,500
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5013 YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 1908007, case No. 2928478, Ref. 5013. Production of this reference started in 1992. Extremely fine, rare and important, tonneau-shaped, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with retrograde perpetual calendar, moon phases, leap year indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original mahogany box, Certificate of Origin, Extract from the Archives, setting pin, instruction booklet, gloves, loupe and cloth. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, concentric sector for the retrograde date, apertures for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases. Yellow gold Breguet hands. Cal. R 27 PS QR, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 22K yellow gold micro-rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 46 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a North American Collector Notes Reference 5013 was launched in 1992. It was the follow-up to the famous reference 3974 (see lot 404), utilizing the same base caliber movement, but housed in
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-04-25
