Patek Philippe. An Extremely Fine, Rare and Important 18k Pink Gold Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeating Tourbillon Wristwatch with Breguet Numerals, Retrograde Date, Moon Phases and Additional Solid Case Back

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Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Tourbillon, Ref, 5016R, Movement No. 1'905'045, Case No. 2'972'560, Manufactured in 1998

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Patek Philippe. An Extremely Fine, Rare and Important 18k Pink Gold Perpetual Calendar Minute Repeating Tourbillon Wristwatch with Breguet Numerals, Retrograde Date, Moon Phases and Additional Solid Case Back

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Tourbillon, Ref, 5016R, Movement No. 1'905'045, Case No. 2'972'560, Manufactured in 1998
Cal. RTO 27 PS-QR mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage, minute repeating on two hammers to a gong, silvered dial, applied pink gold Breguet numerals, pink gold Breguet hands, arched sector for retrograde date, three windows for leap year indication, day and month in English, subsidiary dial for constant seconds combined with moon phase, circular case, repeating slide in the band, sapphire crystal snap on back, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
36.5mm diam.

Provenance

Property from an Important Private Collection

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.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1999 and its subsequent sale on January 25th, 2001. Further accompanied by a setting pin, Patek Philippe presentation box with key, two Patek Philippe pouches, a Patek Philippe leather envelope, and product literature.

Produced from 1994 to 2010, the reference 5016 remained the most complicated watch ever produced by Patek Philippe until the firm introduced their 'Sky Moon' in 2001. Its central retrograde date is certainly a very appealing feature of this reference, which it shares with the reference 5013, 5050 and 5059 and 5159, along with the calendar layout and moon phases combined with constant seconds. With pink gold Breguet numerals, the present watch is made even more desirable as it is thought that only 25 pink gold examples have ever been produced. Furthermore, the case is stamped JHP for case maker Jean-Pierre Hagmann, one of Geneva's most specialized and respected case makers.

To the best of our knowledge the present watch has never before been offered in public.

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