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New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 255

?White Gold Ref. 5038? Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 776088, case No. 4005001, Ref. 5038. Made circa 1996. Very fine and rare, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication, and an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, ribbed and stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Black with white radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases. Lacquered white gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 240 Q, stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness 10 mm.