PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM
PATEK PHILIPPE10 DAY POWER RESERVE REF. 5100PPROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5100, MOVEMENT NO. 3’202’336, CASE NO. 4’124’064, MANUFACTURED IN 2000

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND VERY RARE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION RECTANGULAR WRISTWATCH WITH 10 DAY POWER RESERVE, MADE TO COMMEMORATE THE MILLENNIUM
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5100, MOVEMENT NO. 3’202’336, CASE NO. 4’124’064, MANUFACTURED IN 2000
Movement: Cal. 28-20 REC 10J PS IRM, manual, 29 jewels, Geneva seal, signed
Dial: Signed
Case: Glazed display back secured by 4 screws, engraved Year 2000, 33 mm. wide, 45 mm. overall length, signed
With: Platinum Patek Philippe buckle, Certificate of Origin dated December 2000, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2000 and its subsequent sale on 18 December 2000, Attestation, COSC certificate, commemorative medallion, product literature, leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging
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Please note that this lot is further accompanied by Certificate of Origin dated December 2000, Attestation, COSC certificate, commemorative medallion, product literature, leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging

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Lot Essay

Of highly distinctive case form, reference 5100 takes its design from the similar, albeit smaller, reference 2554 from the 1950s, also known as the "manta ray" model. Produced in a limited edition, reference 5100 was launched in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium.

What makes this watch a modern take on its predecessor, apart from its size, is also the employment of a power reserve for the amazing duration of 10 days. Conveniently for the wearer of the watch, the mechanism will keep running up to ten days straight without requiring the daily or perhaps 36 hours winding necessary for ordinary timepieces.

Reference 5100 is Patek Philippe's first model featuring a 10-day power reserve. Made in a limited edition, this watch can never be recreated exactly as the firm destroyed the tools that were necessary for making the reference. The prestigious Geneva maker made a total of 3,000 pieces of reference 5100. Of these, 1,500 examples were made in yellow gold, 750 in pink gold (please see next lot in this sale); 450 in white gold and 300 in platinum.

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