Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 196

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5712 NAUTILUS STEEL Patek Philippe, Genève, Nautilus, No. 5658738, Ref. 5712/ 1A-001. Made in 2011, sold November 16th, 2012. Very fine, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, moon phases, power reserve indication and a stainless steel Patek Philippe link bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and Booklets. Property from an American Collection

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back, protected screw down crown, sapphire crystals. D. Midnight blue with horizontal stripes, applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, sector for the power-reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 240, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 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 gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 42 x 44 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. Approx. overall length 200 mm.