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Lot Essay
US$170,000-240,000
With presentation case, original Certificate and Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered before and is preserved in very good overall condition.
Reference 5004 is already today considered a classic. Deriving from reference 3970 which is the true and legitimate successor to the mythical reference 2499, reference 5004 embodies not only the essence of Patek Philippe's design legacy of the post war decades but also the savoir faire of their skilled master watchmakers who managed to add another highly complex mechanism to a traditional sized watch without disturbing its proportions. To many collectors, reference 5004 is one of the greatest wristwatches ever made and is often mentioned as the watch with the most promising future on the market.
With presentation case, original Certificate and Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming dates of manufacture and sale.
To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered before and is preserved in very good overall condition.
Reference 5004 is already today considered a classic. Deriving from reference 3970 which is the true and legitimate successor to the mythical reference 2499, reference 5004 embodies not only the essence of Patek Philippe's design legacy of the post war decades but also the savoir faire of their skilled master watchmakers who managed to add another highly complex mechanism to a traditional sized watch without disturbing its proportions. To many collectors, reference 5004 is one of the greatest wristwatches ever made and is often mentioned as the watch with the most promising future on the market.