While Patek Philippe’s Reference 5013 spanned two centuries, first released in 1992 and was in production for a total of 18 years before it was discontinued in 2010, it has the classic charm and iconic style of early 20th-century watches with a tonneau-shaped case and grand complication movement featuring repeat function combined with perpetual calendar and moon phase. The brand has had a long tradition of manufacturing repeating perpetual calendar timepieces with exceptional pocket watches reaching back more than 100 years. However, this model is a modern marvel with an automatic movement, their first for a perpetual calendar minute repeating watch. There is a contemporary feel with the pink gold case and rare black dial combination, which features a retrograde date hand. A challenging complication to add to a timepiece, the feature dates to the late 19th century and follows in the footsteps of V. Piguet.

In early 2008, Patek Philippe announced they would have a more significant US presence by opening a salon at the famed Tiffany and Company in New York City. The two had long and prestigious relationships since 1851 when Antoine Norbert de Patek and Charles Lewis Tiffany shook hands and agreed to a special relationship. Since then, many Patek Philippe watches have sported the Tiffany & Co. signature, and while the present reference 5013R does not have the signature, the watch was sold in the first year the salon opened in Tiffany’s. It is stamped on the original Certificate of Origin and the name The Henri Stern Agency, the Patek Philippe distributor in the United States.

The present example is in excellent overall condition; the watch epitomises Patek Philippe's workmanship and design. This scarce timepiece allows a collector to acquire and appreciate one of the modern masters of horology.