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  • Condition Report

  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2012
    Reference No: 5131J-001
    Movement No: 5'636'516
    Case No: 4'557'053
    Model Name: World Time
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240HU, 33 jewels, stamped with the Patek Philippe seal
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated November 2, 2012, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Patek Philippe's reference 5131 is a worthy heir to the long lineage of coveted worldtime watches the Geneva brand is famous for, and is also the first modern worldtime reference to be graced with the fabled cloisonné dial featuring geographic maps.

    Patek Philippe was one of the first brands to embrace this new complication - in fact, an example of the earliest specimens of this complication is lot 55 of this sale. In the fifties, however, models featuring dials with beautifully crafted enamel maps of North and South Americas and Europe were made in restricted numbers (somewhere between 10 and 20 pieces in total). These watches, now among the most coveted timepieces in existence, are the inspiration for the series of modern cloisonné worldtime pieces.

    The present watch is a well preserved example with the Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated November 2, 2012, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Artist Biography

    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.

    Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.

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Ref. 5131J-001
A very fine and attractive yellow gold world time automatic wristwatch with cloisonné enamel dial, certificate of origin and presentation box

2012
40mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF50,000 - 100,000 
€51,100-102,000
$54,700-109,000

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XIX featuring the Guido Mondani Collection

Geneva Auction 11 - 12 May 2024