PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5101R, A FINE RECTANGULAR GOLD MANUAL-WINDING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH 10-DAY POWER RESERVE
CASE NUMBER: 4'508'549, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 5’250’090
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Price Realised USD 100,800
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USD 100,000 - USD 200,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
Closed: 30 Apr 2024
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PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5101R, A FINE RECTANGULAR GOLD MANUAL-WINDING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH 10-DAY POWER RESERVE
CASE NUMBER: 4'508'549, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 5’250’090
Reference 5101 is the first timepiece that combines two complications which are very difficult to accommodate in the confined space of a rectangular movement: two tandem mainspring barrels with 240 hours of energy storage capacity and a tourbillon precision regulator composed of 72 individual parts.
Characteristic for Patek Philippe, hardly any signs on the outside of the piece would reveal the complexity of its inner workings. Understated elegance has always been a hallmark of Patek Philippe but the tourbillon cage is in fact concealed for a very practical reason - the oil used to lubricate the mechanism is sensitive to ultraviolet rays and will decompose when exposed to daylight, thus losing its beneficial tribological properties. Extremely stringent standards are imposed on all Patek Philippe movements and even more so on tourbillon pieces.
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CASE NUMBER: 4'508'549, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 5’250’090PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5101R, A FINE RECTANGULAR GOLD MANUAL-WINDING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH 10-DAY POWER RESERVEEstimate: USD 100,000 - 200,000
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The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
OVERALL CONDITION: Very good CASE: light surface scratches only DIAL: Nice, clean and original MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. However, we do not test the movement for accuracy. STRAP/ BUCKLE: New strap, buckle with light surface scratches
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CASE NUMBER: 4'508'549, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 5’250’090PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5101R, A FINE RECTANGULAR GOLD MANUAL-WINDING TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH 10-DAY POWER RESERVEEstimate: USD 100,000 - 200,000
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