Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 179

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5125 FOR WEMPE YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, retailed by Wempe, No. 047 / 125, No. 3360281, case No. 4213535, Ref. 5125J. Made in a limited edition of 125 pieces in 2003 to commemorate Wempe's 125th Anniversary. Sold on August 5th, 2003. Very fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, water- resistant 18K yellow gold wristwatch with semi- instantaneous digital triple date annual calendar, moon phases, 24-hour indication and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by extract of archives and the warranty of wempe(blank).

Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown, protected winding crown, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the 24 hours, apertures for the date, the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, outer dot division. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 315-203, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium- plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, free-sprung Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 21K gold rotor.