PATEK PHILIPPE | A FINE AND RARE YELLOW GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH REGISTER, MOON-PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATIONREF 5004J-012 MVT 3275284 CASE 4483029 CIRCA 2007

• cal. 27-70 Q manual winding movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 28 jewels • silvered dial, applied Arabic numerals, apertures for day and month, 3 subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 24-hour indication, 30-minute register combined with leap year indication and date combined moon-phases • 18k yellow gold case, crown with split seconds push button, chronograph pushers to the band, screw-down sapphire crystal display back • case, dial and movement signed • with an 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe folding clasp

The movement is running, all calendar correctors are working and the split seconds are performing correctly, the watch is in overall excellent condition. The dial is excellent, the case is very crisp with strong fluting to the lugs. The lugs themselves with their original proportions with original condition. All hallmarks are under the lugs are crisp are very easy to read without the use of a loupe. Overall, with excellent example.
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Accompanied by a Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, instruction manual , an interchangeable solid case back, a setting pin and presentation box. Exemplifying the true art of watchmaking, the reference 5004 is the ultimate example of understated horology. The production of the reference 5004 commenced in 1995 and had a long run until it was finally retired in 2009. The reference also had the distinction of employing the last non-Patek Philippe in house chronograph calibre which was produced for them by Nouvelle Lemania. Recently replaced by the larger diameter reference 5204 with in-house movement, reference 5004 is one of the most iconic wristwatches from the company.

The present example has been kept in exceptional overall condition with strong fluted lugs, very crisp gold marks and retains all original accessories.

For similar example of the reference 5004, please see “Patek Philippe Wristwatches Vol. II” by Huber, Martin and Alan Banbery, pages 312.

For pink gold metal with the possibly unique pulsation dial, please refer to lot 2918.