Patek Philippe
Reference 5130R-012 Worldtime ‘Jerusalem' | An exceptional and possibly unique pink gold automatic worldtime wristwatch with Jerusalem dial, Circa 2011
Auction Closed
June 10, 05:33 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 100,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: silver sunburst
Caliber: cal. 240 automatic, 33 jewels
Movement number: 5’614’873
Case: 18k pink gold, screw down sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 4’548’813
Closure: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial, and movement
Box: no
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Origin dated 18 November 2011 with Jerusalem noted in the dial section, Patek Philippe invoice dated 18 November 2011 noting the special order, leather bi-fold, and booklets
The Patek Philippe World Time has been a traveler’s dream since the first Reference 515 HU was launched in 1937. Designed for the jetset, Patek Philippe’s Heures Universelles allowed its cosmopolitan owner to know the time across the most glamorous cities around the world at the flick of a wrist.
Subsequent iterations of the Heure Universelle family became miniature wearable time capsules that chronicled the rise and fall of nations and cities. The Reference 5130, which made its debut in 2006, is a modern evolution of the beloved collection with an exceptionally rare twist.
An exceptional rarity among the 5130, the rotating disk bearing the names of 24 cities around the world contains the city of Jerusalem in place of Cairo. While Patek Philippe crafted a limited series of 5030 timepieces with the ‘Jerusalem’ dial, the present lot is not a limited edition production timepiece but an exclusive special order requested by the original owner cased in pink gold confirmed by the Certificate of Origin and original purchase invoice, making it one of the rarest of the rare Jerusalem dial Reference 5030.
Complete with its Certificate of Origin and original purchase invoice, we are pleased to offer this extraordinary iteration of an iconic modern World Time reference.