69Σ
Patek Philippe
Ref. 4937
A lady's fine and rare white gold and diamond-set annual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, moon phases and mother-of-pearl dial
- Estimate
- HK$350,000 - 550,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- Circa 2008
- Reference No
- 4937
- Movement No
- 3'582'937
- Case No
- 4'413'125
- Material
- 18k white gold, diamonds and mother-of-pearl
- Calibre
- Automatic, 315 S QA, 34 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- White <em>Patek Philippe</em> crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold and diamond-set <em>Patek Philippe Henri Stern</em> buckle
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Patek Philippe</em> Certificate of Origin dated 22 July 2008, product literature, instruction manual, leather wallet and fitted presentation box.
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Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Reference 4937, launched in 2006, was created to accommodate ladies’ growing demand in fine complicated mechanical watches. The present automatic annual calendar wristwatch is lavishly set with 472 diamonds weighing 3.23 carats. The dial is fitted with a delicate white mother-of-pearl dial that perfectly balances with the diamonds set on the case, giving the watch a very feminine and sophisticated look.
Offered in excellent condition and complete with accessories and diamond-set buckle, the present watch is a fine combination of luxury and technical finesse.
To the best of our research, the present lot is fresh to the market and less than 5 examples have appeared on the market thus far.
Offered in excellent condition and complete with accessories and diamond-set buckle, the present watch is a fine combination of luxury and technical finesse.
To the best of our research, the present lot is fresh to the market and less than 5 examples have appeared on the market thus far.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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