Lot Essay
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 15 June 2015, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5101R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’361’657, CASE NO. 4’508’412, CIRCA 2015
Details
PATEK PHILIPPE. AN EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD RECTANGULAR TOURBILLON CHRONOMETER WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, BREGUET NUMERALS, CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5101R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’361’657, CASE NO. 4’508’412, CIRCA 2015
Cal. TO 28- 20 REC 10J PS IRM mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 29 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage, grey brushed dial, applied pink gold Breguet numerals, two subsidiary dials for seconds and 10 day power reserve indication, rectangular case, tripled stepped curved sides, glazed display back secured by four screws, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
30 mm. wide; 50 mm. long
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5101R-001, MOVEMENT NO. 3’361’657, CASE NO. 4’508’412, CIRCA 2015
Cal. TO 28- 20 REC 10J PS IRM mechanical movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 29 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage, grey brushed dial, applied pink gold Breguet numerals, two subsidiary dials for seconds and 10 day power reserve indication, rectangular case, tripled stepped curved sides, glazed display back secured by four screws, 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
30 mm. wide; 50 mm. long
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Further Details
It takes much more than a cursory glance at Patek Philippe’s debut showpiece for Basel 2003 to realize that reference 5101 is a highly complicated wristwatch. In fact it is the first timepiece that combines two complications which are very difficult to accommodate in the confined space of a rectangular movement: two tandem mainspring barrels with 240 hours of energy storage capacity and a tourbillon precision regulator composed of 72 individual parts.
Characteristic for Patek Philippe, hardly any signs on the outside of the piece would reveal the complexity of its inner workings. Understated elegance has always been a hallmark of Patek Philippe but the tourbillon cage is in fact concealed for a very practical reason - the oil used to lubricate the mechanism is sensitive to ultraviolet rays and would decompose if exposed to daylight, thus losing its beneficial tribological properties. As extremely stringent standards are imposed on all Patek Philippe movements and even more so on tourbillon pieces, the present timepiece is stamped with the Geneva Seal.
Offered here in excellent condition, reference 5101 in pink gold was made in approximately 100 pieces.
Characteristic for Patek Philippe, hardly any signs on the outside of the piece would reveal the complexity of its inner workings. Understated elegance has always been a hallmark of Patek Philippe but the tourbillon cage is in fact concealed for a very practical reason - the oil used to lubricate the mechanism is sensitive to ultraviolet rays and would decompose if exposed to daylight, thus losing its beneficial tribological properties. As extremely stringent standards are imposed on all Patek Philippe movements and even more so on tourbillon pieces, the present timepiece is stamped with the Geneva Seal.
Offered here in excellent condition, reference 5101 in pink gold was made in approximately 100 pieces.
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