Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 26, 2013

LOT 245

PATEK PHILIPPE REF 5104 MINUTE REPEATER PERPETUAL RETROGRADE CALENDAR SKELETONIZED PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève No. 5000313, case No. 4521383, Ref. 5104P. Sold on July 20, 2011. Extremely fine, rare and important, minute-repeating, astronomic, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, moon phases, leap year indication and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and Certificate of Origin within a leather folio.

HKD 4,650,000 - 6,204,000

USD 600,000 - 800,000 / CHF 570,000 - 722,000

Sold: HKD 6,210,000

Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, transparent case back, concave and curved lugs, sides decorated with perforated pink gold sections, sapphire crystals. Skeletonized, subsidiary transparent sapphire crystal discs for the days of the week, the months, the leap year and the moon phases, outer blue ring with sector for the retrograde date. Skeletonized navy blue hands, red half-moon for the retrograde date. Cal. R 27 PS QR LU, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 41 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 22K pink gold decorated micro-rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.

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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

DIAM. 43 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm.