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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5125R-001
A fine and attractive limited edition pink gold annual calendar wristwatch with 24-hour display, moon phases, additional case back, Certificate of Origin, setting pin and presentation box, made for the 125th anniversary of Wempe, numbered 35 of a limited edition of 125 pieces
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 360,000€23,400 - 42,100$25,600 - 46,200
HK$355,600
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- Circa 2003
- Reference No
- 5125R-001
- Movement No
- 3’360’377
- Case No
- 4’213’643, No. 035/125
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 315 S QA LU, 35 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36.5mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped Wempe and dated 19th August 2003, setting pin, additional sapphire crystal caseback, commemorative coin, product literature, fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
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Catalogue Essay
The Patek Philippe reference 5125R-001 was introduced in 2003 as a special production run to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Wempe. It was manufactured in a total of 475 examples, with a limited 125 pieces each in yellow, white and pink gold with opaline silver dial, and 100 pieces in platinum with black dial.
Wempe is a long-standing and acclaimed German retailer founded in the small German town of Elsfleth in 1878, and it has developed into a globally renowned retailer for the finest watches and jewelry over the decades. The very first collaboration between Patek Philippe and Wempe began with five pocket watches and two jewelry watches for women delivered on 17th June 1927. Launched at the start of the millennium, the present reference further commemorates the 75th anniversary of the exceptional relationship between Patek Philippe and Wempe.
Numbered 35 out of the limited series of 125 pieces, the present pink gold example is offered in exceptional condition, and it is complete with its full set of accessories, including the original certificate stamped Wempe and dated August 2003.
Wempe is a long-standing and acclaimed German retailer founded in the small German town of Elsfleth in 1878, and it has developed into a globally renowned retailer for the finest watches and jewelry over the decades. The very first collaboration between Patek Philippe and Wempe began with five pocket watches and two jewelry watches for women delivered on 17th June 1927. Launched at the start of the millennium, the present reference further commemorates the 75th anniversary of the exceptional relationship between Patek Philippe and Wempe.
Numbered 35 out of the limited series of 125 pieces, the present pink gold example is offered in exceptional condition, and it is complete with its full set of accessories, including the original certificate stamped Wempe and dated August 2003.
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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