Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K gold annual calendar limited edition automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, 24-hour indication, moon phases, original certificate, box, second case back, pin, made for the 125th anniversary of Wempe

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PATEK PHILIPPE Ref. 5125J made for Wempe The Property of an Important Swiss Private Collector

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, made for and retailed by Wempe, ref. 5125J - W125, movement no. 3’360’273, case no. 4’213’522, limited edition no. 034/125, made in 2003

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Patek Philippe. A very fine and rare 18K gold annual calendar limited edition automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, 24-hour indication, moon phases, original certificate, box, second case back, pin, made for the 125th anniversary of Wempe
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, made for and retailed by Wempe, ref. 5125J - W125, movement no. 3’360’273, case no. 4’213’522, limited edition no. 034/125, made in 2003
Movement: cal. 315/203, automatic, 35 jewels, signed
Dial: English calendar, signed
Case: screw back engraved with commemorative inscription "Patek Philippe 125 Jahre Wempe", 37 mm. diam., signed
With: 18K gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin marked W125 and dated 28th October 2003, spare glazed display screw back, setting pin, fitted presentation box with outer packaging stamped W125.

Special Notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

Consigned by a private collector and not seen at auction for over a decade, the present reference 5125 is preserved in excellent overall condition. It is no. 34 of the limited editon of 125 made.

Reference 5125
Launched in 2003 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the German retailer Wempe and their excellent relationship with Patek Philippe, reference 5125 was made in a total of only 475 pieces: 125 pieces for each gold colour, and 100 pieces for the platinum version. It was available with either English calendar, like the present version, or German calendar. So far, only little more than 20 yellow gold examples have appeared on the market publically.

The design of the reference 5125 was inspired by the legendary references 3448 and 3450, interestingly and conferring even greater exclusivity, the caliber 315/203 (S QA LU) was never used on any other reference.

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