Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 145

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5102 CELESTIAL WHITE GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, The Celestial Wristwatch, movement No. 3328049, case No. 4214526, Ref. 5102G. Made in 2003, sold on September 18, 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 the original fitted box and Certificate of Origin.

C. 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. D. Mid-night blue sky chart with gold star constellations and North/ South/ East/West divisions, made from 3 superimposed sapphire crystal disks, outer divisions to adjust moon phases and sky, outermost Roman hour graduations, aperture for the moon phases. White skeletonized feuille hands. M. Cal. 240/165, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 45 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 18K yellow gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 10 mm.