Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
LOT 313
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5102 CELESTIAL RETAILED BY MERCURY RUSSIA SPECIAL EDITION WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, "The Celestial Wristwatch," No. 41 / 50, movement No. 3580270, Ref. 5102G. Made in a Limited Edition of 50 pieces retailed by Mercury, Moscow. Sold on December 17, 2008. Extremely fine, rare and unusual, astronomic, self-winding, 18K white gold wristwatch with mean time indication, nocturnal sky chart depicting the sky of Moscow, moon phases and moon orbit, time of the meridian passage of Sirius and moon with an 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted wooden box and Extract from the Archives.
USD 180,000 - 280,000
HKD 1,400,000 - 2,170,000 / CHF 175,000 - 270,000
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 depicting the sky from Moscow 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.
