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Patek Philippe. A Fine and Rare 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Chronograph Wristwatch with Moon Phases

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5004G, Movement No. 879'849, Case No. 4'040'029, Manufactured in 1999

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Patek Philippe. A Fine and Rare 18k White Gold Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Chronograph Wristwatch with Moon Phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5004G, Movement No. 879'849, Case No. 4'040'029, Manufactured in 1999
Movement: Manual, Cal. CHR 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels
Dial: Silvered, Arabic numerals, two windows for date in English, three subsidiary dials
Case: 18k white gold, sapphire crystal display screw back, two round buttons in the band, 36.5mm diam.
Buckle: Patek Philippe 18k white gold deployant buckle
Accompanied By: Setting pin, A Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming date of sale on March 7, 2001, a Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated October, 2002, product literature, a Patek Philippe leather envelope, a Patek Philippe presentation box and outer packaging

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. From time to time, Christie's may offer a lot which it owns in whole or in part. This is such a lot.

Sale room notice

Please note, this watch has a deployment clasp which is platinum, not 18k white gold as stated in the printed version of this catalog.

Lot Essay

Production of reference 5004 was launched in 1994 and remained in production until 2009. It is estimated that less than 140 examples of this reference were made in white gold over this time period. Of all 5004s, excluding the 5004s made in stainless steel, white gold examples are believed that to be the rarest case color. Patek Philippe replaced it with two other much slimmer and smaller platinum split-seconds chronograph references: the cushion-shaped reference 5951 released in 2010 with in-house caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q and the reference 5204, released in March 2012 at the BaselWorld with in-house caliber CHR 29-535 PS Q.

Reference 5004 is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 312.

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