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PATEK PHILIPPE | REFERENCE 5500 PAGODA A LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF PATEK PHILIPPE'S WATCHMAKING CENTER IN GENEVA, MADE IN 1997
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October 29, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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PATEK PHILIPPE
REFERENCE 5500 PAGODA
A LIMITED EDITION YELLOW GOLD WRISTWATCH MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF PATEK PHILIPPE'S WATCHMAKING CENTER IN GENEVA, MADE IN 1997
Dial: champagne
Caliber: cal. 215 mechanical, 18 jewels
Movement number: 1'852'984
Case: 18k yellow gold, snap-on case back
Case number: 4'013'670
Closure: 18k yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle
Size: 41 mm length x 28 mm width
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, C.O.S.C. dated July 27, 1996, Attestation, Extract from the Archives confirming the date of sale on August 14, 1997, commemorative watches book, commemorative coin, booklets, and bi-fold
The Pagoda was produced in a limited edition of 1,100 pieces in yellow gold, 500 in pink gold, 250 in white gold and 150 in platinum.
All reference 5500s are fitted with a unique flared rectangular case with a tiered tower and multiple eaves, thus earning the name 'Pagoda'. To assure collectors that no more reference 5500s could be produced again, Patek Philippe destroyed all the molds involved after the limited production run.