SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5004J, MOVEMENT NO. 3’275’371, CASE NO. 4’492’821, CIRCA 2009

Details

PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR, LEAP YEAR INDICATION, ADDITIONAL CASE BACK, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5004J, MOVEMENT NO. 3’275’371, CASE NO. 4’492’821, CIRCA 2009
MOVEMENT: Manual, Cal. 27-70 Q. Geneva seal, 28 jewels
DIAL: Silvered, applied Arabic numerals, two apertures for day and month, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 24 hour indication, 30 minute register combined with leap year indication and date combined with moon phases
CASE: 18k gold, glazed display screw back, split seconds chronograph mechanism operated through the two chronograph buttons in the band and the crown, 36.5 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: Patek Philippe crocodile strap, 18k gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 6 September 2010, additional case back, setting pin, sales tag, product literature, instruction manual, leather portfolio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

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Lot Essay

Consigned by a distinguished private collector, the present reference 5004 is already considered a modern classic. In essence, this reference derives its features from the reference 3970, which itself is based on the legendary reference 2499. However, reference 5004 steps up a gear in terms of complication by boasting the highly complex split seconds function. Reference 5004 is roughly one millimetre larger than reference 3970 and also easily recognizable by its split-seconds pusher in the crown.

Production of reference 5004 was launched in 1994 and is today discontinued. Patek Philippe replaced it with two other much slimmer and smaller platinum split-seconds chronograph references: the cushion-shaped reference 5951 released in 2010 with in-house calibre CHR 27-525 PS Q and the reference 5204, released in March 2012 at the Baselworld with in-house calibre CHR 29-535 PS Q.

Furthermore, the present watch is preserved in excellent overall condition and comes complete with Certificate of Origin, additional case back and box. It is a rare occasion for the eager collector to become the proud owner of one of the most iconic and groundbreaking models in Patek Philippe's modern production.

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

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