Thursday, June 28, 2007

Patek Philippe Nautilus Grande Taille

Ref. 5711. MOVEMENT: Caliber 315 SC. Self-winding mechanical movement. Diameter: 27 mm. Height: 3.22 mm. 213 parts. 29 jewels. Power reserve of 48 hours. 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3 Hz). CASE: Tripartite (back, case band, bezel) in 18K yellow, white or rose gold, sapphire-crystal back, water-resistant screw-down crown. Water-resistant to 120 meters. DIAL: Yellow gold: silvery. Baton-style hour and minute hands in 18K yellow, white or rose gold with luminescent coating. STRAP: Alligator, seamlessly attached to the case, chocolate with yellow gold, matte safari black with white gold and dark brown with rose gold. New 3-blade security fold-over clasp in 18K yellow, white or rose gold

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Friday, March 23, 2007

Patek Philippe Minute Repeater

Ref. 5104. Movement: Caliber R 27 PS QR LU. Self-winding mechanical movement. Overall diameter: 28 mm. Height: 7.23 mm. 39 jewels. Power reserve of 38 to 48 hours. 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3 Hz). Functions: Two-position crown: - Pulled out: to set time, - Pushed in: to wind watch. Minute repeater:Hour, quarter-hour, and minute strike on two gongs. Small second at 6 o’clock. Indications: Center Hours and minutes. Small second at 6 o’clock. Age of the moon at 6 o’clock. Perpetual Calendar with retrograde date indication. Unusual indication of the day of the week, month, and leap year. An ingenious system patented by Patek Philippe uses sapphire-crystal discs for the calendar. indications, preserving the transparency of the sapphire-crystal dial which reveals the intricate retrograde perpetual calendar mechanism. Each of the three rotating sapphire-crystal discs progressively moves a black metallized rectangle underneath its respective indication in white, creating the contrast needed to make the day, the month, and leap year readable.- Day of the week at 9 o’clock, - Month at 3 o’clock - Retrograde date indicated on perimeter of dial. Leap year indication at 12 o’clock. Case: Platinum 950. Sapphire crystal glass and case back. Case band decorated with 18 ct. red gold inserts. Open work leaf shaped ornament. Dimensions: Diameter 43 mm. Height 12,90 mm. Width between lugs: 20 mm. Strap: Alligator with large rectangular scales in navy-blue, hand-stitched, with 18 mm pin buckle in platinum.

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph

Ref. 5960. Annual Calendar Chronograph. Mechanical self-winding movement. Caliber CH 28-520 IRM QA 24H. Chronograph with 60-minute and 12-hour mono counter at 6 o’clock. Day, date, and month in apertures. Power reserve and day/night display. Anthracite dial, gold applied hour markers. Strap: alligator with large rectangular scales, hand-stitched, matt dark brown. Fold-over clasp. Sapphire crystal case back. Water resistant to 25 m. Platinum. Geneva Seal hallmark. Case diameter: 40.5 mm.

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Monday, October 02, 2006

Patek Philippe Calatrava

Movement: Hand-wound mechanical, calibre 215 PS. 18 Jewels, 28,800 vph. 44-hour maximum power reserve. Poinçon de Genève. Function: Hours, minutes, seconds. Case: 750 (18K) yellow, white or pink gold, 36 mm. Guilloché bezel with Clous de Paris pattern. Sapphire crystal, screw-down sapphire back. Dial: White lacquered. Black transfer Roman numerals, black nickel-plated white gold hands. Small seconds at 6 o'clock. Bracelet / Strap: Shiny black, large square-scaled alligator, matching yellow, white or pink gold 18K buckle.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

The "Vintage Serie"
Patek Philippe & Cie Ref. 533

Two-tone sector Dial. Made in the late 1930s. Production of this reference started in 1934. 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with two-tone sector dial, square button chronograph, 30- minute register, tachometer and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body case, solid, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs. Dial: Two-tone matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, outer 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions and outermost tachometer scale. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Movement: Caliber 13'''-130, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, index regulator. Diameter 33 mm. Thickness 11 mm. Ref. 533 Production of this reference began in 1937. It is identical to ref. 130 with the exception of the bezel, which is flat, whereas ref. 130 has a concave bezel.

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Monday, July 31, 2006

Patek Philippe Quantième Annuel Réf. 5396


Movement: Automatic mechanical, 324 SQA LU 24H calibre, 34 jewels, 28,800 v/h. Central rotor in 21K gold. Poinçon de Genève. 45-hour maximum power reserve. Function: Hours, minutes, seconds, annual calendar (date, day, month), 24-hour indicator, moon phases. Case: 750 (18K) pink gold, 38 mm. Sapphire crystal. Hooked sapphire back. Dial: Two silvered zones. Blued steel leaf hands and navy blue transfers. Annual calendar window at 6 o'clock. 24-hour counter at 6 o'clock. Bracelet / Strap: Large square-scaled alligator, matte dark brown, hand-stitched, pink gold (18K) folding clasp.

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Friday, July 21, 2006

The "Vintage Serie"
Patek Philippe Ref. 2499

"Pink 2499 - Tachometer Scale". Fourth series. Made in 1957.Astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, tachometer scale, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold buckle. Three-body case, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, fluted curved lugs. Dial: Matte silver with applied pink gold bâton indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, graduation for the days of the month, concentric 1/5th seconds and minute scales, outermost tachometer scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Pink gold "dauphine" hands. Movement: Caliber 12''', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Diameter 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Ref. 2499 Produced in 349 examples from 1951 to 1985, very few with tachometer, the majority in yellow gold, and a very few examples in pink gold dial - First series: from 1951 to circa 1960, square buttons, "Feuille" hands, applied Arabic numerals, fluted lugs. It is extremely rare to find models in this series with dials with painted bâton indexes; no watches with black dials are known. - Second series: round buttons, "Feuille" hands, applied Arabic numerals. No watches with black Dials are known in this series. - Third series: round buttons, "Dauphine" hands, applied indexes, Arabic numeral 12. No watches with black Dials are known in this series. - Fourth series: from 1960 to 1978, round buttons, "Dauphine" or "Feuille" hands, applied "bâton" indexes. In this series, only four watches with black Dials are known. Only one split-seconds chronograph with waterproof case is known bearing this reference, specially made by Patek Philippe for Gobbi, Milano, in 1982. See "Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. II, pp. 164- 167 Ref. 2499/100: - Fifth series: From 1978 to circa 1985, round buttons, sapphire crystal, "Feuille" or "Dauphine" hands, applied "bâton" indexes. Very few examples were made with tachometer or telemeter scale and three pieces only with sapphire crystal back. In this series, models with the tachometer indication are extremely rare.

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Monday, July 17, 2006

Patek Philippe Quantième Perpétuel réf.5140

Movement: Extra-thin automatic mechanical, 240 Q calibre, 27 jewels, 21,600 v/h. Unidirectional mini-rotor in 22K gold. Poinçon de Genève. 48-hour maximum power reserve. Function: Hours, minutes, perpetual calendar (day, date, month, leap year), moon phases, 24-hour indicator. Case: 750 (18K) white gold, 37.2 mm. Sapphire crystal. Hooked sapphire-crystal back and a solid back, interchangeable. Dial: Silvered opaline. Applique hour markers and 18K white gold hands. Month and leap year at 3 o'clock, date and moon phases at 6 o'clock, day and 24-hour indicator at 9 o'clock. Bracelet / Strap: Shiny black large square-scaled alligator, hand-stitched, 18K white gold folding clasp.

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Patek Philippe Heure Universelle Réf. 5130

Movement: Automatic, calibre 240 HU, 33 jewels, 21,600 v/h. Unidirectional 22K gold mini-rotor, Poinçon de Genève. 48-hour maximum power reserve. Function: Hours, minutes, universal time (local + 24 time-zones simultaneously). Case: White or pink 750 (18K) gold, 39.5 mm. Sapphire crystal, screw-down sapphire back. Dial: 3 zones: silvered sunray guilloché centre, disc of cities with blue (white gold) or black (pink gold) transfer. 24-hour disc with day/night indicator. Applique hour markers and white or pink 18K gold hands. Bracelet / Strap: Large square-scaled alligator, matte navy blue or matte dark brown, hand-stitched, white or pink 18K gold folding clasp.

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

Patek Philippe Gondolo Calendario


Ref. 5135 J/G. New caliber 324 S QA LU 24H, Self-winding mechanical movement, Annual Calendar with three apertures, moon phase, and 24-hour display. Tonneau, 18K yellow. Interchangeable sapphire-crystal back and water-resistant screw-down crown. Water resistant to 25 meters. Length: 51 mm. Width: 40.33 mm. Height: 11.70 mm. Width between lugs: 21 mm. Silvery opaline dial. Two Breguet-style Arabic numerals at 3 and 9 o'clock. Applied arrow markers, dauphine hands, recessed 24-hour dial with feuille hands in 18K yellow gold. Hand-stitched alligator strap with 16-mm buckle in 18K yellow gold.

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Sunday, November 13, 2005

The "Vintage Serie"
Patek Philippe & Co Ref. 1526

Made in the 1940s. 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, small Arabic numerals, and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Case: Three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel. Dial: Matte silver with applied yellow gold small Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds dial, concentric graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold “feuille” hands. Caliber 12’’’-120 QP, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, Breguet balance-spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Ref. 1526 Produced in 210 examples from 1941 to 1952, with the Caliber 12’’’-120 QP, the majority in yellow gold, rarely in pink gold, with only one example known to date in stainless steel.- First series with indirect center-seconds produced in very few examples. Second series with concentric subsidiary dials for the seconds and the days of the month. The dials for the second series of this reference are known to date with 3 different designs: - the seconds division scale on the outside of the subsidiary date dial are quite rare - the seconds division on the inside of the subsidiary dial - the seconds division only on the bottom portion of the subsidiary dial, below the moon phase aperture. The applied gold upright Arabic numbers are of two kinds: - the larger type, more common - the smaller type, as the present watch, much rare.

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Saturday, October 15, 2005

Patek Philippe Ref. 5099/101RG

Pièce Unique for the “only watch 2005” charity auction. “Cabriolet” wristwatch in rose and white gold; manually wound caliber 215 PS movement with subsidiary seconds. The two-tone silvery dial features rose gold baton indexes and two applied Breguet-style numerals at 12 o’clock. The subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock emulates the square shape of the case. The “feuille” (leaf-shaped) hour and minute hands are crafted from rose gold. The deep-blue “galuchat“ strap is provided with a rose gold pin buckle. The hinged cover of the watch is engraved and set with precious stones to reflect the theme Recovery and Hope. Its symbolic elements are as follows: – The sun is represented by 7 yellow sapphire stones that stand for hope, strength, and shining energy. – The moon, intrinsically linked with the sun, is symbolized by 5 diamonds. It expresses sensitivity, protection, and love. – The large diamond-paved heart denotes charity, openness, and generosity. – The small heart, paved with 6 yellow sapphire stones, represents the child’s heart from which a ray points to the future, toward evolution and compassion. – The horizon, represented by 7 widening horizontal bands, is a symbol of hope and the path to recovery.

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