Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 15, 2015

LOT 272

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5102 CELESTIAL WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, "The Celestial Wristwatch," movement No. 3328121, case No. 4274338, Ref. 5102G. Made in 2006, sold August 27th, 2007. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with mean time indication, nocturnal sky chart of the Northern Hemisphere, moon phases and moon orbit, time of the meridian passage of Sirius and moon with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted wooden box, Certificate of Origin, guarantee and a leather folder with complete technical and instruction information.

Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case band embossed with Calatrava pattern, concave lugs with screwed bars, transparent screw-down case back, sapphire crystals. The crown at 2 adjusts the time and winds the watch, the one at 4 adjusts the sky, lunar orbit and moon phases. Mid-night blue sky chart with gold star constellations and North/ South/ East/ West divisions, made from 3 superimposed sapphire crystal discs, outer divisions to adjust moon phases and sky, outermost Roman hour graduations, aperture for the moon phases. White skeletonized feuille hands. Cal. 240/165, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 48 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 18K yellow gold micro-rotor.