Patek Philippe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI Hong Kong Saturday, November 28, 2020 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2013
    Reference No: 6104G-001
    Movement No: 5’571’893
    Case No: 4’586’804
    Model Name: Celestial
    Material: 18K white gold and diamond
    Calibre: Automatic, cal.240 LU CL C, 45 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold and diamond-set Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 44mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 2013, setting pin, hang tag, instruction manual, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Reference 6104G-001 was launched in 2010 with an upgrade that elevates the prestige of this rare model is its 38 baguette-cut diamonds fitted to the bezel (approximately 5.69 carats) furthermore the dial is added with a outer date chapter ring without overshadowing the mesmerizing sky chart to the center of the dial.

    The manufacturer has developed a system of superposed sapphire-crystal disks that rotate at different speeds to convey a breath-taking impression of depth that depict the sky chart. Furthermore, it features an elliptical contour that frames the portion of the heavens that are visible from Geneva and all other places with the same geographical latitude.

    The present example is fresh to the market and complete with all the original accessories.

  • 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. 6104G-001
A fine and rare white gold with diamond-set astronomical wristwatch with sky chart, phases and orbit of the moon and time of Meridian Passage of Sirius and of the Moon, date, Certificate of Origin and presentation box

Circa 2013
44mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$1,200,000 - 1,800,000 
€129,000-194,000
$154,000-231,000

Sold for HK$3,654,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI

Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2020