42 Patek Philippe A fine and highly rare, perpetual calendar automatic wristwatch in white gold, with silver Roman numeral dial, Certificate of Origin, additional caseback and accessories.

Estimate: € 35.000 –⁠ 70.000

• Model Grande Complication
• Year 1998
• Reference 5050G-015
• Case Material 18K white gold
• Case Number 2'998'634
• Bracelet Material Leather strap
• Movement Automatic, cal. 315 S-QR
• Movement Number 1'957'712
• Dimension 35mm Diameter
• Signed Case, dial and movement
• Accessories Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 1998 stamped Gioielleria Arrigo Veronesi Srl, leather wallets, additional strap booklets, setting pin, additional solid caseback, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

Few manufactures have shaped the language of the perpetual calendar wristwatch as decisively as Patek Philippe, and the reference 5050G stands as one of the most elegant and intellectually satisfying expressions of that mastery. Introduced in the mid-1990s, the 5050 marked a pivotal moment in Patek Philippe’s modern era: a perpetual calendar conceived not as a grand statement, but as a discreet, eminently wearable companion—one that distilled complication into clarity.
Housed in a restrained white gold case, this reference 5050G is defined by its exceptional legibility and balanced dial architecture. The calendar indications are arranged with almost academic rigor: day and month apertures at nine and three o’clock, a finely proportioned date ring with a central hand, and a moon-phase display at six that anchors the composition. While the majority of examples are fitted with applied baton hour markers, the present watch features Roman numerals, a configuration that is seldom encountered and highly appreciated by collectors, it is believed that only 25% of the total production featured these indexes.
Powering the watch is the automatic caliber 240 Q, equipped with the manufacture’s signature micro-rotor, an engineering solution that allows for both mechanical refinement and remarkable thinness.
Elegant, thoughtful, and resolutely understated, the Patek Philippe reference 5050G is a connoisseur’s perpetual calendar, one that rewards close study and quiet appreciation rather than spectacle.