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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch with power reserve, moon phases, porcelain-white dial, certificate, sales tag and box

Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 5015J, movement no. 1'959'030, case no. 2'938'791, manufactured in 1993

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Patek Philippe. A fine 18K gold automatic wristwatch with power reserve, moon phases, porcelain-white dial, certificate, sales tag and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Ref. 5015J, movement no. 1'959'030, case no. 2'938'791, manufactured in 1993
MOVEMENT: automatic, cal. 240 PS, stamped with the Geneva seal, 29 jewels
DIAL: white, Arabic numerals, blued steel spade hands, fan-shaped power reserve indication, aperture for moon phases, eccentric subsidiary seconds
CASE: 18K gold, hobnail bezel, hinged back, inner glazed snap on display back, screwed lugs, 35 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial, movement
BUCKLE: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by the Zurich retailer Gübelin and dated 18th May 1994, sales tag, Patek Philippe presentation box with outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch with a porcelain-white dial, 9 black painted Roman numerals, railway minute track in 1993 and its subsequent sale on 19 January 1994.

Special Notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

Consigned by its original owner the present watch has never been offered in public before. It is preserved in superb, almost unworn condition, the gold case now exhibiting the deep and rich patina that is so desirable to collectors. Its movement number 1’959’030 indicates that it is among the earliest examples of the model, made in the first year of production of the reference.

Reference 5015
Reference 5015 was in production from 1994 until around 1999, with "Officier" style case and hobnail bezel. It is the only reference by Patek Philippe to have such “age of the moon” dial. The model was available in all three gold colours and in platinum.

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