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Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with opaline white dial and yellow gold Arabic numerals in 1999 and its subsequent sale on 25 January 1999. Furthermore delivered with the copy of the original invoice, instructions manual, veneered wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
To the best of our knowledge, the present watch has never been offered in public before.
Reference 5004 is already today, despite of still being listed in Patek Philippe's catalogues, considered a classic. Deriving from reference 3970 which is the true and legitimate successor to the mythical reference 2499, reference 5004 embodies not only the essence of Patek Philippe's design legacy of the post war decades but also the savoir faire of their skilled master watchmakers who managed to add another highly complex mechanism to a traditional sized watch without disturbing its proportions. To many collectors, reference 5004 is one of the greatest wristwatches ever made and is often mentioned as the watch with the most promising future on the market.
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.
To the best of our knowledge, the present watch has never been offered in public before.
Reference 5004 is already today, despite of still being listed in Patek Philippe's catalogues, considered a classic. Deriving from reference 3970 which is the true and legitimate successor to the mythical reference 2499, reference 5004 embodies not only the essence of Patek Philippe's design legacy of the post war decades but also the savoir faire of their skilled master watchmakers who managed to add another highly complex mechanism to a traditional sized watch without disturbing its proportions. To many collectors, reference 5004 is one of the greatest wristwatches ever made and is often mentioned as the watch with the most promising future on the market.
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.