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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5159J-001
A highly rare, attractive and well-preserved yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with officer's case, center seconds, retrograde date, moon phases, leap year indication, Certificate of Origin and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 320,000€24,000 - 38,300$25,600 - 41,000
HK$279,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- Circa 2015
- Reference No
- 5159J-001
- Movement No
- 5’915’895
- Case No
- 6’062’522
- Material
- 18K yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 324 S QR, 30 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 38mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 4th December 2015 stamped by retailer The Hour Glass, Melbourne, leather folio, hang tag, instruction manual, product literature, fitted winding presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
A storied legacy, reimagined. Patek Philippe's perpetual calendar holds court as the manufacture's most revered complication since the early 20th century. The early references 1526 and 2497 stand as horological icons, pairing a complex calendar mechanism with an understated elegance befitting Patek Philippe's heritage.
In 1961, the ref. 3448 broke new ground as the brand's inaugural self-winding perpetual calendar, paving the way for a series of automatic calendars encased in artfully shaped cases. Then came ref. 5059 in 1999, the first Patek perpetual calendar housed in an officer's case, reinventing vintage design codes for a new millennium.
Its successor, ref. 5159, arrived in 2007 with a subtle 2mm increase in case size and featured an intricate guilloché-engraved dial. Extended Roman numerals and a prominent retrograde date pay homage to early 20th century watchmaking, yet inside ticks a state-of-the-art self-winding movement.
The present ref. 5159 in yellow gold from circa 2015 is consigned by its original owner with its original accessories. Preserved in barely worn condition, this stunning perpetual calendar represents a chance to own Patek Philippe's heritage and innovation in equal measure - a contemporary classic honoring the past while pioneering horology's future.
In 1961, the ref. 3448 broke new ground as the brand's inaugural self-winding perpetual calendar, paving the way for a series of automatic calendars encased in artfully shaped cases. Then came ref. 5059 in 1999, the first Patek perpetual calendar housed in an officer's case, reinventing vintage design codes for a new millennium.
Its successor, ref. 5159, arrived in 2007 with a subtle 2mm increase in case size and featured an intricate guilloché-engraved dial. Extended Roman numerals and a prominent retrograde date pay homage to early 20th century watchmaking, yet inside ticks a state-of-the-art self-winding movement.
The present ref. 5159 in yellow gold from circa 2015 is consigned by its original owner with its original accessories. Preserved in barely worn condition, this stunning perpetual calendar represents a chance to own Patek Philippe's heritage and innovation in equal measure - a contemporary classic honoring the past while pioneering horology's future.
Provenance
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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