Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 191

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5712 NAUTILUS WHITE AND PINK GOLD FOR HONG KONG Patek Philippe, Genève, Nautilus, No. 5570851, Ref. 5712/ GR-001. Made exclusively for the Hong Kong market in 2010. Very fine and very rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white and pink gold wristwatch with date, moon phases, power reserve indication and a 18K pink and white gold double deployant clasp.

CHF 35,000 - 55,000

HKD 290,000 - 450,000 / USD 37,000 - 58,000

Sold: CHF 42,500

Two-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back, protected screwed down crown, sapphire crystals. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous pink gold baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the date, sector for the power-reserve indication between 10 and 11, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous pink gold baton hands. Cal. 240/164, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straightline lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free sprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro- rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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DIM. 42 x 44 mm. THICKNESS 9 mm. The bi-color Nautilus Ref.5712 GR was purportedly released in an edition of 50 examples in 2010 for the Hong Kong market. According to our research this only the second example of the reference to be offered at international auction