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Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 29 November 2007 and stamped by Boodles Ltd, leather pouch, literature, box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with silvery opaline-white dial and 12 sword-shaped indexes in yellow gold in 2007 and its subsequent sale on 21 August 2007.
Purchased by the present owner in 2007, this reference 5140 has never been offered at auction before and is preserved in excellent, close to new overall condition. It is furthermore believed to be the only 10th example of this model in yellow gold to appear in public to date.
Reference 5140 is the direct descendant of landmark reference 3940. It differentiates itself from its predecessor by a 1 mm. larger case and a slightly different dial design, with larger fonts. The overall aesthetical DNA of the wristwatch, however, remains unadulterated with the typical three subsidiary dials and the elegant round case. Reference 5140 was launched in 2006. It has been produced in the four canonic case metals with different dial colors: yellow and white gold with white dial, pink gold with either white or chocolate brushed dial, and platinum with either blue brushed dial, or black dial with diamond numerals.
Purchased by the present owner in 2007, this reference 5140 has never been offered at auction before and is preserved in excellent, close to new overall condition. It is furthermore believed to be the only 10th example of this model in yellow gold to appear in public to date.
Reference 5140 is the direct descendant of landmark reference 3940. It differentiates itself from its predecessor by a 1 mm. larger case and a slightly different dial design, with larger fonts. The overall aesthetical DNA of the wristwatch, however, remains unadulterated with the typical three subsidiary dials and the elegant round case. Reference 5140 was launched in 2006. It has been produced in the four canonic case metals with different dial colors: yellow and white gold with white dial, pink gold with either white or chocolate brushed dial, and platinum with either blue brushed dial, or black dial with diamond numerals.