Lot Essay
Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with cream dial and gold indexes in 2005 and its subsequent sale on January 9th of the following year. Further accompanied by an undated Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, Patek Philippe leather envelope and product literature.
Introduced in 2005, reference 5146 replaced reference 5035, now featuring a moon phases display instead of the 24 hour indication, power reserve and a larger diameter of 39mm. It is fitted with the patented annual calendar mechanism. 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.
Introduced in 2005, reference 5146 replaced reference 5035, now featuring a moon phases display instead of the 24 hour indication, power reserve and a larger diameter of 39mm. It is fitted with the patented annual calendar mechanism. 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.