228,000 CHF
Ref. 5102G, The Celestial Wristwatch, First Time at Auction Patek Philippe, Genève, The Celestial Wristwatch, movement No. 3328220, case No. 4274240, Ref. 5102G. Made in 2005, sold on March 17th, 2005. 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 a fitted winding box, Certificate of Origin and a leather folder with technical and instruction information. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case band embossed with Calatrava pattern, concave lugs with screwedbars, 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. 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. 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, selfcompensating free-sprung flat balance spring, 18K yellow gold micro-rotor. Dial, case and m
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-11-14
