Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: 2015 Reference No: 5575G-001 Movement No: 5'869'794 Case No: 6'058'037 Material: 18K white gold Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240 HU LU, 35 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Leather Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp Dimensions: 40mm Diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated May 13, 2015, Attestation confirming the present watch is is part of a limited edition of 1300 watches in 18K white gold, setting pin, hang tag, slip case, commemorative coin, presentation box and outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
In the year 2014, Patek Philippe celebrated its 175th anniversary and commemorated this auspicious moment by releasing a collection of limited edition watches that ranged from a Grandmaster Chime, to a elegant platinum hourly chiming Jump Hour, a selection of multi-scale chronograph watches and a World Time wristwatch with moon phases, such as the present timepiece. The collection perfectly showcased the brand’s long and prestigious history of combining complicated movements with aesthetic design.
The reference 5575 is a classic World Time model enhanced with a moon phase complication. Two thin discs can be found on the dial side, allowing the wearer to see a starry night with the waxing and waning of the moon. As an aesthetic change, the Central European time zone, normally indicated by Paris, was changed to Geneva to honour of Patek Philippe's home city. Eye-catching and enigmatic, the model was produced in a limited edition of 1300 pieces as a tribute to one of the brands most iconic complications, the World Time wristwatch.
The present watch was brand new and double sealed originally. It was only unsealed on August, 16 2023 in front of Phillips' in-house counsel for the purpose of shipping the timepiece and is complete with a Certificate of Origin, Attestation, presentation box and commemorative coin.
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.
Ref. 5575G-001 A freshly unsealed, rare and fine limited edition white gold world time wristwatch with moon phases, certificate of origin, attestation and presentation box, made for the 175th anniversary of Patek Philippe, made in a limited edition of 1300 pieces
2015 40mm Diameter Case, dial, movement and clasp signed