Sale 1647
New York
|
12 April 2006
Price realised
USD 50,400
Estimate
PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE PLATINUM TONNEAU AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 774343, Case No. 2936539, Ref. 5040, manufactured in 1993 Cal. 240Q, with circular nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the seal of Geneva, 27 jewels, gyromax balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, 22k gold mini-rotor, silvered matte dial with applied Breguet numerals, three subsidiary dials indicating day combined with 24 hours, month combined with leap year indicator and date combined with phases of the moon, tonneau water-resistant-type case, case, dial and movement signed, with platinum Patek Philippe buckle 42mm length
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Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture of this watch as 1993 and its subsequent sale on October 29th of the same year.
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