Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Oct 08, 2016
LOT 148
PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5102 CELESTIAL WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, Celestial, movement No. 3328334, Ref. 5102G. Made in 2003. 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 an original Patek Philippe box and Extract from the Archives.
USD 100,000 - 150,000
HKD 775,000 - 1,165,000 / CHF 98,000 - 146,000
Sold: USD 162,150
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 to wind the watch, the one at 4 adjusts the sky, lunar orbit and moon phases. Midnight 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, 22K gold micro-rotor.
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Grade: |
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
