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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date, power reserve and moon phases
Lot 69 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date, power reserve and moon phases

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5055, MOVEMENT NO. 3'109'145, CASE NO. 4'023'261, MANUFACTURED IN 1997

Closed14 November 2011

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CHF 25,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K white gold automatic wristwatch with date, power reserve and moon phases
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 5055, movement no. 3'109'145, case no. 4'023'261, manufactured in 1997
Cal. 240 PS nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the seal of Geneva, 29 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 18K gold micro-rotor, black dial, seven Arabic numerals with luminous accents in the upper half and luminous accents in the lower half, two subsidiary dials for date and moon phases and constant seconds, fan-form sector for power reserve, circular water-resistant-type case, wide bezel, glazed display screw back, 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
36 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin and Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial and seven white Arabic numerals in 1997 and its subsequent sale on 9 December 1997. Furthermore delivered with 18K white gold and wooden setting pin, instructions, product literature, a general typed letter from Patek Philippe Geneva in German dated 9 October 1996 thanking clients for their purchase, fitted veneered presentation box and outer packaging.

Purchased by the present owner in 1997, the present watch has never been offered in public before and is preserved in very good overall condition.

Reference 5055 was in production from 1998 to 2004 in yellow, white and pink gold and platinum. Dial colours included white, salmon or black.