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Patek Philippe. An Extremely Rare 18k White Gold Automatic Astronomical Wristwatch With Sky Chart, Phases And Orbit Of The Moon, Time of Meridian Passage Of Sirius And The Moon

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5102G, Movement No. 3'328'050, Case No. 4'214'508, Circa 2004

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Patek Philippe. An Extremely Rare 18k White Gold Automatic Astronomical Wristwatch With Sky Chart, Phases And Orbit Of The Moon, Time of Meridian Passage Of Sirius And The Moon
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, Ref. 5102G, Movement No. 3'328'050, Case No. 4'214'508, Circa 2004
Movement: Automatic, Cal. 240 LU CL, 48 jewels
Case: 18k white gold, sapphire crystal display screw back, two crowns in the band, 43mm diam.
Strap/Buckle: Patek Philippe crocodile strap, Patek Philippe 18k white gold buckle
Accompanied By: A Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 26th, 2004, Patek Philippe Guarantee dated January 26th, 2004, product literature, a Patek Philippe leather portfolio, a Patek Philippe presentation slipcase, a Patek Philippe winding presentation box with parts, a Patek Philippe pouch, outer packaging and tie-tag

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Lot Essay

The reference 5102 is an astronomical wristwatch that borrows the principle of the celestial canopy from one of the most complicated wristwatches ever produced by Patek Philippe - reference 5002 Sky Moon Tourbillon. The nocturnal sky of the northern hemisphere rotates to show the apparent angular motion of the stars and moon as well as the progression of the phases of the moon. Hours and minutes are displayed by two pierced white hands. A delicate elliptical contour on the inside of the glass frames the portion of the sky that can be seen from all cities that share the latitude of Geneva.

This model was launched in 2002, first in white gold only, to be later replaced with yellow gold and finally with pink gold and platinum combination.

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