PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5100, MOVEMENT NO. 3'201'389, CASE NO. 4'124'306, MANUFACTURED IN 2000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE 18K PINK GOLD LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5100, MOVEMENT NO. 3'201'389, CASE NO. 4'124'306, MANUFACTURED IN 2000
Movement: Cal. 28-20, manual, 29 jewels, Geneva Seal, signed
Dial: Grey brushed, signed
Case: Glazed display back secured by 4 screws engraved "YEAR 2000", 33 mm. wide, 45 mm. overall length, signed
With: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, Certificate of Origin dated 29 November 2000, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2000 and its subsequent sale on 13 November 2000, COSC Certificate, Attestation, leather folder, commemorative medallion, presentation box and outer packaging

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Lot Essay

Of highly distinctive case form, reference 5100 takes its design from the similar, albeit smaller, reference 2554 from the 1950s, also known as the "manta ray" model. Produced in a limited edition, reference 5100 was launched in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium.

What makes this watch a modern take on its predecessor, apart from its size, is also the employment of a power reserve for the amazing duration of 10 days. Conveniently for the wearer of the watch, the mechanism will keep running up to ten days straight without requiring the daily or perhaps 36 hours winding necessary for ordinary timepieces.

Reference 5100 is Patek Philippe's first model featuring a ten-day power reserve. Made in a limited edition, this watch can never be recreated exactly as the firm destroyed the tools that were necessary for making the reference. The prestigious Geneva maker made a total of 3,000 pieces of reference 5100. Of these, 1,500 examples were made in yellow gold, 750 in pink gold, 450 in white gold and 300 in platinum, the latter with a flawless Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6 o'clock.

To the the best of our knowledge, the present example is fresh to the market.

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