The ref. 5035 may be one of the complicated sleeper watches to buy of our era, and it is just starting to attract the attention it deserves. As the groundbreaking first Annual Calendar wristwatch, released in 1996, this watch was central to Patek Philippe’s strategy of introducing ‘small complications’ in the late 1990s, opening the brand up to a new generation of collectors. The ref. 5035 was made in 18K yellow, white, rose gold and platinum and available with a number of dial variants including the coveted salmon dial. Known at the time as a copper dial (or cuivre as it is described on the Certificate), this is one of the rarest and most desirable of the dial variants. This full set example boasts an exceptionally well preserved original dial.
REF. 850J
PATEK PHILIPPE GRAND COMPLICATION REF. 850J
Patek Philippe yellow gold minute repeating perpetual calendar split seconds chr…
$ 375,000.00