Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold water-resistant perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5004, MOVEMENT NO. 879'835, CASE NO. 4'040'049, MANUFACTURED IN 1999

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold water-resistant perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph wristwatch with phases of the moon
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 5004, movement no. 879'835, case no. 4'040'049, manufactured in 1999
Cal. 27-70 Q nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, the silvered matte dial with applied gold Arabic numerals, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds combined with 24 hour display, 30 minutes register combined with leap year indicator and date combined with phases of the moon, the circular water-resistant-type case with stepped bezel and downturned fluted lugs, glazed screw back, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through two round chronograph buttons in the band and through the crown, 18K gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

拍品专文

Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 5 December 2001 and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1999 and its subsequent sale on 20 October 2000. Furthermore delivered with plain 18K gold screw back no. 4'040'049, 18K gold, wooden and ruby-set setting pin, original fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging.

According to research, only 9 examples of reference 5004 in yellow gold have appeared in public to date. Consigned by the original owner the present watch has never been offered at auction before.

Manufacture of reference 5004 was launched in 1995. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 312.