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    12 November 2007

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    • Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gol
    Lot 263 | THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN  Read more

    Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold self-winding tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon, bracelet and original certificate

    SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5040, MOVEMENT NO. 774'528, CASE NO. 2'947'051, MANUFACTURED IN 1994

    Price realised

    CHF 49,000

    Estimate

    CHF 35,000 - CHF 45,000

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    Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold self-winding tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon, bracelet and original certificate
    Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 5040, movement no. 774'528, case no. 2'947'051, manufactured in 1994
    Cal. 240Q nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 27 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 22K micro-rotor, the silvered matte dial with applied gold Breguet numerals, gold moon-style hands, three subsidiary dials indicating day combined with 24 hour display, month combined with leap year indicator and phases of the moon combined with date, in tonneau-shaped case with snap on back, 18K gold Patek Philippe integral bracelet, case, dial and movement signed
    35 mm. wide & 43 mm. overall length

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    Lot Essay

    Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 13 April 1994 and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1994 and its subsequent sale on 7 April 1994. Furthermore delivered with an associated leather presentation box with electrical winding facility.

    The present watch has never been offered in public before.

    Production of reference 5040 was launched in 1992. The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 295.

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    Pre-Lot Text

    THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

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