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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tonneau-Shaped Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Display Back
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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tonneau-Shaped Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Display Back

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 5040, MOVEMENT NO. 775'665, CASE NO. 2'981'757, MANUFACTURED IN 1995

Closed17 December 2013

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Patek Philippe. A Fine 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tonneau-Shaped Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch with Moon Phases and Additional Display Back
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5040, Movement No. 775'665, Case No. 2'981'757, Manufactured in 1995
Cal. 240 automatic movement, stamped with the Geneva Seal, 22k gold micro-rotor, 27 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied pink gold Breguet numerals, outer railway minute divisions, three subsidiary dials for day with 24 hour indication, month with leap year indication, and moon phases with date, tonneau-shaped case, enlarged bezel, snap on case back, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial, and movement signed
43mm overall length

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 1995 and its subsequent sale on July 30th of the following year. Further accompanied by a Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated October of 1996, wooden Patek Philippe presentation box, additional sapphire crystal display back, setting pink, suede pouch, leather portfolio, product literature, and outer packaging.

To the best of our knowledge this watch has never before been offered in public.

Production of the reference 5040 began in 1992 and ceased in 2009. It was produced in yellow, pink, and white gold, as well as in platinum. The majority were produced in yellow gold, with the least being produced in pink gold.

The model is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by M. Huber & A. Banbery, second edition, p. 295.