$19,550
Patek Philippe, Genève, “10 Jours”, No. 3202781, Ref. 5100 J. Produced in a limited edi-tion to celebrate the year 2000. Very fine, rectangular lozenge, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with 10 days power reserve, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by a “Bulletin de Marche” of the COSC, and certificate. two-body, solid, polished, transparent back with screws, manta ray-shaped, con-cave and stepped bezel, inserted wind-ing- crown, sapphire crystal. sand-finish silver with applied yellow gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial at 6, up-and-down indication below the 12. “Dauphine” yellow gold hands. Cal. 28-20/220, stamped with Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodi-um- plated, “fausses côtes” decora-tion, 29 jewels, 9 of which in 18K gold chaton settings, lever escapement, double barrel, Gyromax balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 46 mm. Notes Ref. 5100 This watch has an entirely new Patek Philippe movement with 10-day power reserve, a first in the his-tory of watchmaking. It was produced in 3000 examples only: 1500 in yellow gold, 750 in pink gold, 450 in white gold and 300 in platinum, with a flaw-less Top Wessleton diamond set between the lugs at 6 o’clock. To guarantee the exclusivity of the limited edition Ref. 5100, the case production tools will never be used again.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-03-13
