MANUFACTURED IN: 2015
CASE MATERIAL: 18K white gold
CASE SIZE: 40 mm.
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: Black
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: World time, moon phases, day and night indication
CALIBER: 240 HU LU
WITH: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp engraved ‘Patek Philippe 1839-2014’, Certificate of Origin dated 24 July 2015, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2015 and its subsequent sale on 10th July 2015, Patek Philippe Attestation, commemorative medal, product literature, leather wallet, 175th Anniversary fitted presentation box and outer packaging

+ This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

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 lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’
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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Consigned by the original owner the present ref. 5575 is preserved in like new condition and sold with the full set of accessories. It is believed to be one of less than 10 examples of the model to have appeared at auction to date.

To commemorate Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary in 2014, the firm reinterpreted the legendary World Time model, for the first time giving it a hauntingly poetic moon phase display. To help it venture into these new technical and aesthetic dimensions, the manufacture developed a new version of ultra-thin self-winding movement: the caliber 240 HU LU. The engineers dispensed with the usual aperture and its disk adorned with two moons; instead, a single, large, richly atmospheric moon turns clockwise at the center of the dial against a star-studded nocturnal sky. The effect is achieved with two very thin disks of mineral glass. The lower disk, depicting the moon, completes a rotation in a lunar month. The fixed upper disk is a heart-shaped mask; its outline reveals the changing visible portion of the moon night after night with astonishing accuracy. A complex new metallization technique has produced a moon whose face stands out against its starry background with almost photographic realism.

The elegant case of the reference 5575 differs in shape from the famous references 5110 and 5130 with its voluptuous lyre-shaped lugs and lack of crown guard, giving the model a clean sharp line contrasting perfectly with the complexity of the dial. For the first time, the city of Geneva replaces Paris as the European time zone city.

First launched in 1930s and patented in 1959, Patek Philippe’s World Time watches enjoy cult status among travellers and collectors. The two rotating disks show the time simultaneously in all 24 time zones. With the 1999 patented single pusher adjustment mechanism is possible to correct all the displays with the single push of one button, without affecting the rate of the watch movement.

The reference 5575 was made in a limited series of 1,300 pieces and exclusively in white gold. It is one of the most popular watches in today's market, highly sought-after by collectors worldwide.