PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD TONNEAU-SHAPED AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, RETROGRADE DATE, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX

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SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5013, MOVEMENT NO. 1'908'012, CASE NO. 2'927'990, MANUFACTURED IN 1993

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE 18K GOLD TONNEAU-SHAPED AUTOMATIC MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, RETROGRADE DATE, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5013, MOVEMENT NO. 1'908'012, CASE NO. 2'927'990, MANUFACTURED IN 1993
Cal. R 27 PS-QR nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 41 jewels, 22K gold rotor, Gyromax balance, silvered matte dial, applied gold Breguet numerals, outer railway five minute divisions, three apertures for day, month and leap year, retrograde date indication, subsidiary dial for moon phases and constant seconds, large tonneau-shaped case, raised bezel, snap on back, 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
46 mm. overall length

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Lot Essay

US$300,000-500,000

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated November 1993, instruction manual, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the watch with silvery opaline-white dial with 11 Breguet hour markers in yellow gold in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 23 November 1993.

Preserved in excellent, nearly new condition, this watch represents an extremely rare opportunity for the discerning collector to acquire this masterwork of modern horology.

Further to our research, a detailed count reveals that the present reference 5013 offered here for auction is one of only five examples in yellow gold to have reappeared on the market since its introduction in 1992.

With the production of reference 5013 ceasing in 2010 and the extreme rarity this lot represents, scholars and collectors will agree that this icon belongs in any important collection of modern wristwatches today.

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