MOVEMENT NO. 3'201'473, CASE NO. 4'091'264

Name: PATEK PHILIPPE, GOLD MILLENIUM LIMITED EDITION 10-DAYS WRISTWATCH, REF. 5100J
Brand: MOVEMENT NO. 3'201'473, CASE NO. 4'091'264
Price: 17000.00 CHF
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised CHF 21,250

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CHF 18,000 - CHF 28,000

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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PATEK PHILIPPE, GOLD MILLENIUM LIMITED EDITION 10-DAYS WRISTWATCH, REF. 5100J

MOVEMENT NO. 3'201'473, CASE NO. 4'091'264

Price Realised CHF 21,250

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

Price Realised CHF 21,250

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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MANUFACTURED IN: 2000
CASE MATERIAL: 18K yellow gold
CASE SIZE: 33.5 mm. wide, 46 mm. overall length
STRAP MATERIAL: This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a calf leather strap (not shown)
DIAL: Silvered
MOVEMENT: Manual, twin barrel
FUNCTIONS: 10-days power reserve
CALIBER: 28-20
WITH: 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Certificate of Origin stamped Gübelin, Luzern, and dated January 2001, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2000 and its subsequent sale on 16 January 2001, later presentation box

Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.

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Lot Essay

The present reference 5100 was bought by the father of the present owner at the prestigious retailer Gübelin in Lucerne in 2001. It has never been offered in public before.

Of highly distinctive case form, reference 5100 takes its design from the similar, albeit smaller, reference 2554 from the 1950s, also known as the "manta ray" model. Produced in a limited edition, reference 5100 was launched in 2000 to celebrate the new millenium. The prestigious Geneva maker made a total of 3,000 pieces of reference 5100: 1,500 examples were made in yellow gold, 750 in pink gold, 450 in white gold, the 300 in platinum with a flawless Top Wesselton diamond set between the lugs at 6 o'clock.

What makes this watch a modern take on its predecessor, apart from its size, is also the employment of a power reserve for the amazing duration of 10 days. Conveniently for the wearer of the watch, the mechanism will keep running up to ten days straight without requiring the daily or perhaps 36 hours winding necessary for ordinary timepieces.

Reference 5100 is Patek Philippe's first model featuring a ten-day power reserve. Made in a limited edition, this watch can never be recreated exactly as the firm destroyed the tools that were necessary for making the reference to preserve its limited-edition distinctiveness and make sure the model will never be made again.