Patek Philippe - The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII Geneva Saturday, May 13, 2023 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2014
    Reference No: 5140P-013
    Movement No: 5'838'834
    Case No: 6'006'667
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240Q, 27 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Alligator
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 37mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 16 June, 2014, additional caseback, setting pin, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    First introduced in 2006, reference 5140 took design cues from its predecessor, reference 3940, with its elegant case design and iconic dial configuration. It most notably displayed a slightly larger 37mm case. Like all other complicated references produced by the firm, the present watch is presented with a solid caseback and sapphire crystal caseback, which allows the wearer to admire the complex movement.

    Fresh to the auction market, the present watch was brand new and only unsealed on January 17, 2023 for the purpose of shipping the timepiece. A video of the unsealing of the timepiece is available to view, and the timepiece is also accompanied by a signed letter from Phillips' in-house counsel attesting of this. As such, it is a study of originality, showing how a reference 5140P should look when it is brand new, from the curves on the lugs, to all the hallmarks - all are original, as if the timepiece left the Patek Philippe yesterday.

    The present watch is accompanied by all its original accessories such as the Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 16 June, 2014, additional caseback, setting pin, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Artist Biography

    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since 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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Ref. 5140P-013
A very fine and rare platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with black dial, diamond-set indexes, moon phases, 24-hour, leap year indication, certificate of origin and presentation box

2014
37mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF40,000 - 80,000 
€41,600-83,300
$45,700-91,400

Sold for CHF83,820

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XVII

Geneva Auction 13 - 14 May 2023