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Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated September 1998, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial and luminous Roman numerals in 1997 and its subsequent sale on 25 November 1997, user manual, booklet, original fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
Reference 5035 was the first wristwatch ever to be fitted with a patented annual calendar. This useful complication automatically corrects the date for months with 30 and 31 days while displaying the month and the day of the week - and only requires correction once a year at the end of February. The model was in production from 1996 to 2005. Introduced in 2005, reference 5146 replaced reference 5035, now featuring a moon phase display instead of the 24 hour indication and a power reserve.
The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 323.
Reference 5035 was the first wristwatch ever to be fitted with a patented annual calendar. This useful complication automatically corrects the date for months with 30 and 31 days while displaying the month and the day of the week - and only requires correction once a year at the end of February. The model was in production from 1996 to 2005. Introduced in 2005, reference 5146 replaced reference 5035, now featuring a moon phase display instead of the 24 hour indication and a power reserve.
The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 323.