Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold automatic tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, black dial, original certificate, extra back and box
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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold automatic tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, black dial, original certificate, extra back and box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5040, MOVEMENT NO. 3'124'148, CASE NO. 4'032'529, MANUFACTURED IN 1998

Closed14 November 2011

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold automatic tonneau-shaped perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, black dial, original certificate, extra back and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, ref. 5040, movement no. 3'124'148, case no. 4'032'529, manufactured in 1998
Cal. 240 Q nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 27 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, 22K gold micro-rotor, black dial, applied white gold Arabic numerals, three subsidiary dials for day and 24 hour display, month and leap year indicator, moon phases and date, tonneau-shaped case, enlarged bezel, glazed display snap on back, 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
35 mm. wide & 43 mm. overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated June 1999, 18K white gold snap on back no. 4'032'529, tag, instructions, fitted burgundy presentation box with winding facility and outer packaging.
Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial, seven Arabic hour markers and two dots in white gold in 1998 and its subsequent sale on 17 August 1998.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered at auction before.

Reference 5040 was in production from 1997 until 2007, the majority cased in white gold, a smaller number available in pink gold.