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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum automatic minute repeating wristwatch with black laquered dial, original certificate, second case back and box, factory sealed
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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum automatic minute repeating wristwatch with black laquered dial, original certificate, second case back and box, factory sealed

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5078, MOVEMENT 1'904'244, CASE NO. 4'483'296, MANUFACTURED IN 2009

Closed9 November 2015

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare platinum automatic minute repeating wristwatch with black laquered dial, original certificate, second case back and box, factory sealed
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 5078, movement 1'904'244, case no. 4'483'296, manufactured in 2009
Cal. R 27 PS automatic movement stamped with the Geneva Seal, 39 jewels, repeating on two polished steel hammers onto two gongs, black lacquered dial, Roman numerals, outer railway minute divisions, sunken engine-turned subsidiary seconds, circular case, downturned lugs, snap on glazed display back, repeating slide in the band, diamond set between the lower lugs, platinum Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
38 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by Tektas Watches & Jewellery Istanbul dated 27 May 2009 with an additional platinum case back. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2009 and its subsequent sale on 4 May 2009, large leather portfolio containing information and images of reference 5078, sale tag, wooden presentation box and outer packing.

Fresh to the market and factory sealed this reference 5078 is believed to be the first example of this model with black dial to appear in public to date.

Manufacture of reference 5078 was launched in 2005, exclusively available in platinum. The model is fitted with the ingenious calibre R 27 PS which impresses not only by its remarkable number of 342 parts but also by Patek Philippe's masterly performance of combining a micro-rotor and a minute repeating mechanism in a proportionally small 12 1/2''' movement.