Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5004G, movement no. 897’597, case no. 2’997’120, manufactured in 1996

Details

Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K white gold perpetual calendar split seconds chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour and leap year indication, additional case back and original certificate
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5004G, movement no. 897’597, case no. 2’997’120, manufactured in 1996
Movement: cal. CHR 27-70 Q stamped with the Geneva seal, manual, 28 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: glazed display screw back, 37 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin dated 25 July 1997, additional solid case back, leather folder, product literature and Extract from the Archives confirming manufacture of the present watch with silvered dial and applied white gold Arabic numerals in 1996 and its subsequent sale on 10 February 1997

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.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap.

Consigned by an Important European Collector the present ref. 5004G has never been offered in public before. It is furthermore preserved in very good overall condition and, to the best of our knowledge, one of only 20 examples of the model in white gold to have appeared in public to date.

Reference 5004
Reference 5004, a modern classic, was launched in 1994 with a production of approximately 12 pieces per year. Now discontinued, the model has increased in desirability due to its subtle design and pedigree. Deriving its features from the reference 3970, which descends from the legendary and iconic reference 2499, ref. 5004 enters the Patek Philippe family of Grand Complications through its added and highly complex split seconds function.

It was replaced with two other split seconds chronograph models, both in platinum cases: the cushion-shaped reference 5951 released in 2010 with in-house calibre CHR 27-525 PS Q and reference 5204, released in March 2012 at the Basel Fair with in-house calibre CHR 29-535 PS Q.

Reference 5004 is illustrated in: Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, second edition, p. 312.

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