Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jul 09, 2016

LOT 186

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5131 ENAMEL DIAL YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe, Genève, World Time, Ref. 5131J-001. No. 5780458, case No. 4659579. Sold on 1st October 2014. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with worldtime system, cloisonné enamel dial and an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box, Certificate of Origin, booklets, distributors and Collectors library booklets and instruction booklet.

Two-body, solid, polished, bezel engraved with Patek Philippe, Geneve, screwed-down transparent case back, protected crown, push button on the band at 10 to adjust the discs for the different time zones, the 24 hours and hour hand, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. Cloisonne enamel depicting the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, surrounded by a brushed silver and blue revolving disc in 24 hours for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer revolving brushed silver ring dial bearing the names of 24 global locations. Yellow gold dauphine and ring hands. Cal. 240HU, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung fl at balance spring, 22K gold micro-rotor.