Manufacturer: Patek Philippe Year: 2001 Reference No: 5110G-001 Movement No: 3’207’164 Case No: 4’141’930 Model Name: World Time Material: 18K white gold Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240 HU, 33 jewels Bracelet/Strap: 18K white gold Patek Philippe bracelet, max length 200mm Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe folding clasp Dimensions: 37mm diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed Accessories: Delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the present timepiece’s date of manufacture in 2001 and its subsequent date of sale on 31st August 2001.
Catalogue Essay
The present timepiece is a ref. 5110G, encased in white gold. A quiet giant, the case is measured at 37mm, featuring smooth straight lugs and is quintessentially a Calatrava through and through. New at the time to Patek Phillippe, the hands are defined by their contours that flatter the baton-shaped applied hour markers. Taking cues from the manufacturer’s heritage as masters of pocket watches, the center of the dial also features hand-engraved guilloche patterns that bring depth to the flat surface. The sapphire caseback invites the wearer to admire its uber-thin cal. 240HU, an automatic movement that is not only technically sound but is as beautifully finished as its dial, with Geneva stripes, perlage and anglage.
Presented in excellent overall condition, the present white gold 5110G is further elevated with a highly desirable, complementary Patek Philippe white gold Grain de Riz bracelet. Fresh-to-the-market, the present lot is the 88th example to be identified in white gold and will no doubt be a great addition to any collection.
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.