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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2008
    Reference No: 5140G-001
    Movement No: 3’677’915
    Case No: 4’405’938
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 240 Q, 27 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 37mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 16th June 2008 stamped EP Mallory & Son, instruction manual, product literature, setting pin, additional solid caseback, hang tag, leather folio, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Perpetual calendar wristwatches have always been embedded in the much respected heritage of Patek Philippe since their innovation of the world’s very first self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch in the early 1960s via the coveted ref. 3448. Replaced by the ref. 3940 in 1986, the new reference was a completely new wristwatch and was not just an upgrade. Featuring a classy Calatrava style case, differing from its previous Padellone style, the dial layout is also different as it features for the first time a leap year indicator with three subsidiary dials instead of apertures. Extremely successful and well-received, the reference went on to enjoy a long production run spanning 21 years.

    In 2006, Patek Philippe replaced the ref. 3940 with the upgraded ref. 5140. With a case and dial that pays extreme resemblance to its previous reference, the ref, 5140 featured a slightly larger case at 37mm diameter as well as a larger date ring to increase the legibility of the dial. The present example from circa 2008 in 18K white gold with an attractive opaline silvery dial, it is further accompanied by its full set of accessories including its additional solid caseback. Undervalued and elegant, the ref. 5140 is a great timepiece to sport every day.

  • 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. 5140G-001
A fine and attractive white gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with moon phases, leap year indication, Certificate of Origin and presentation box

Circa 2008
37mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$195,000 - 350,000 
€21,000-37,700
$25,000-44,900

Sold for HK$352,800

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XI

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