Important Watches
Important Watches
Patek Philippe
Celestial, Reference 5102 A yellow gold astronomical wristwatch with sky chart, phases and position of the Moon and time of Meridian passage of Sirius and the Moon Circa 2011 | 百達翡麗 | Celestial 型號 5102 黃金天文腕錶備星體運行、月相、月亮位置、天狼星及月亮中天軌跡，製作年份約 2011
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November 9, 01:29 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 CHF
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Patek Philippe
Celestial, Reference 5102
A yellow gold astronomical wristwatch with sky chart, phases and position of the Moon and time of Meridian passage of Sirius and the Moon
Circa 2011
百達翡麗
Celestial 型號 5102 黃金天文腕錶備星體運行、月相、月亮位置、天狼星及月亮中天軌跡，製作年份約 2011
Dial: blue
Calibre: 240 LU CL automatic, 45 jewels
Movement number: 5’512’724
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw-down sapphire crystal display case back
Case number: 4’468’477
Closure: Patek Philippe alligator strap and 18k yellow gold buckle
Size: 43 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, instruction manual, presentation leather portfolio with information pages and outer packaging, factory box and service centre tag and presentation case with outer packaging
In 2002, Patek Philippe launched the 'Celestial', Ref. 5102, an astronomical wristwatch and one of the most important horological complications ever developed. The watch depicts the planisphere of the northern hemisphere with an integrated moon-phases display, successfully reproducing the configuration of the visible sky with the apparent movement of the Milky Way, the position of the moon, and its progressing phases within a lunar cycle.
Its newly developed automatic movement with the Sky Moon mechanism (Calibre 240 LU CL) composed of 301 individual parts that are meticulously hand-finished in the workshops of Patek Philippe, positively reinforced Patek Philippe's unparalleled status in technological innovation in horology. For this important invention, Patek Philippe was awarded a Swiss Patent for the base calibre (CH 688 171 B5).