Patek Philippe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SIX Hong Kong Monday, May 28, 2018 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2015
    Reference No: 5275P
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 32-650 HGS PS, 75 jewels, stamped with the Patek Philippe seal
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Patek Philippe engraved deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm width, 47.5mm length
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by Bangkok retailer THG Prima Times Co LTD and dated February 3, 2015, limited edition attestation, commemorative medal, leather folder with pictures and instructions, folder outer packaging and numbered sleeve, leather wallet, product literature, fitted wooden presentation box and box outer packaging

  • Catalogue Essay

    Created for the 175th anniversary of Patek Philippe in a 175 pieces limited edition, reference 5275 can be considered one of the technical pinnacles of Patek Philippe production. The development of its movement took 4 years of research and development, with four patents filed specifically for this model.

    Inspired by another celebratory timepiece - reference 3969 launched for the 150th anniversary, which features digital hour display - it vastly improves on the digital hour concept. While the dial features a relatively simple display - the only out-of-the-ordinary detail being the digital hour indication - the complexity of the mechanism powering this masterpiece is simply daunting. Far from being a simple digital hour timepiece, reference 5275 features a number of complications: all the time indications - the seconds, the minutes and the digital hour - proceed by jump intervals, rather than a constant movement. Furthermore, the jumping of the three time indications - at the striking of the minute or of the hour - is perfectly synchronized. On top of this, the model is a chiming piece, indicating the passage of the hour with a crystal clear chime which can be disabled via the slide at 10 o’ clock.


    The present lot in the first example of reference 5275P to be offered publicly in Asia.

  • 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. 5275P
An exceptional limited edition platinum chiming wristwatch with jump second and minute, digital jump hour, engraved dial and case, Certificate and box, made for the 175th anniversary of Patek Philippe

2015
40mm width, 47.5mm length
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$3,200,000 - 4,800,000 
€352,000-528,000
$410,000-615,000

Sold for HK$3,700,000

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