PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PLATINUM MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK

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SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5016, MOVEMENT NO. 1'905'012, CASE NO. 2'962'717, MANUFACTURED IN 1994

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PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT PLATINUM MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND ADDITIONAL CASE BACK
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5016, MOVEMENT NO. 1'905'012, CASE NO. 2'962'717, MANUFACTURED IN 1994
Cal. RTO 27 PS SQ mechanical lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage, minute repeating on two steel gongs, opaline-white dial, applied white gold Breguet numerals, arched sector for retrograde date, apertures for day, month and leap year indication, subsidiary seconds combined with moon phases, circular case, stepped bezel, fluted downturned lugs, repeating mechanism operated by slide in the band, glazed display snap on back, platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. diam.

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Lot Essay

US$450,000-625,000

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated April 1995, additional case back, fitted pouch, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with opaline-white dial and Breguet numerals in 1994 and its subsequent sale on 13 April 1995.

The present reference 5016 impresses by its sharp case proportions, well defined fluted lugs, crisp hallmarks and untouched dial most evident to the beholders eye.

Introduced in 1994, reference 5016 was produced in very small numbers. In fact, a detailed research reveals that no more than 6 examples with a silvered dial have appeared at auction to date.

Reference 5016 was discontinued in 2010 and replaced by reference 5216.

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