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Lot Essay
Patek Philippe introduced a world time wristwatch in the 1930s with the reference 1415. These early world time wristwatches featured the names of international cities engraved on the bezel. The reference 5110 is a modern version of its legendary predecessors. It features a central guilloche dial and outer ring with the international city names giving it a dynamic and modern look.
The present fresh to market example is a rare and most likely unique model of the reference 5110 featuring Jerusalem on the dial in black. The Extract confirms the city of Jerusalem was added by special request. In order to accommodate this special request, Cairo was removed from the dial.
Another interesting variant with this possibly unique example is that the capital of Bangladesh was spelled in French as ‘DACCA’ on all normal production 5110s. This example has the city spelled correctly in English as ‘DHAKA’.
Limited editions of 5110s are known to have been made for Bogata, Doha, Singapore, Munster, and Taipei. This Jerusalem example appears to be a one-off special request rather than a limited edition.
Reference 5110 was in production from 2000 until 2006 when it was replaced by reference 5130. It was available in four case materials: yellow, white, pink gold and platinum.
The present fresh to market example is a rare and most likely unique model of the reference 5110 featuring Jerusalem on the dial in black. The Extract confirms the city of Jerusalem was added by special request. In order to accommodate this special request, Cairo was removed from the dial.
Another interesting variant with this possibly unique example is that the capital of Bangladesh was spelled in French as ‘DACCA’ on all normal production 5110s. This example has the city spelled correctly in English as ‘DHAKA’.
Limited editions of 5110s are known to have been made for Bogata, Doha, Singapore, Munster, and Taipei. This Jerusalem example appears to be a one-off special request rather than a limited edition.
Reference 5110 was in production from 2000 until 2006 when it was replaced by reference 5130. It was available in four case materials: yellow, white, pink gold and platinum.