Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 24

"Ref. 5100 R Pink Gold 10 Days" Patek Philippe, Genève, "10 Jours", No. 3203327, case No. 4098694, Ref. 5100 R. Made in a limited edition of 750 examples in pink gold to celebrate the year 2000. Sold on May 8, 2001. Very fine and rare, rectangular lozenge, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 10-day powerreserve and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, a certificate of origin, an attestation, a "Bulletin de Marche du Contrôle Officiel Suisse des chronomètres", and a solid silver medal to mark the third millennium inlaid in a Plexiglas plate, in a leather pouch.

C. Two-body, manta ray-shaped, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, protected winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Ruthenium gray with applied pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at 6, upand- down indication below 12. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 28-20 / 220, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, 9 of them in 18K gold châtons, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, double-barrel. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 46 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of a European Gentleman