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Lot Essay
Created in 2014 to celebrate Patek Philippe's 175th anniversary, the present reference 5575G-001 represents a highly poetic reinterpretation of one of the manufacture's most celebrated complications. For this exceptional anniversary creation, Patek Philippe combined its ingenious world-time mechanism with an entirely new moon-phase display, resulting in a watch that is both technically sophisticated and visually captivating.
To achieve this remarkable display, Patek Philippe developed the ultra-thin self-winding calibre 240 HU LU. Rather than employing the traditional aperture with a rotating disc bearing two moons, the manufacture placed a single, remarkably realistic moon at the very centre of the dial, appearing to travel against a star-filled nocturnal sky. The mechanism uses two exceptionally thin mineral-glass discs: the lower disc, carrying the image of the moon, completes one rotation every lunar month, while the fixed upper disc acts as a heart-shaped mask. As the lower disc rotates beneath it, the mask progressively reveals the changing visible portion of the moon, reproducing its phases with remarkable precision.
Surrounding this celestial display is Patek Philippe's celebrated World Time mechanism, simultaneously indicating the time across 24 time zones, each represented by a corresponding city. Despite its mechanical complexity, operation remains remarkably intuitive. The pusher positioned at 10 o'clock allows the wearer to change the local time zone instantaneously, simultaneously advancing the hour indication, 24-hour ring and city disc without disturbing the watch's precision.
To achieve this remarkable display, Patek Philippe developed the ultra-thin self-winding calibre 240 HU LU. Rather than employing the traditional aperture with a rotating disc bearing two moons, the manufacture placed a single, remarkably realistic moon at the very centre of the dial, appearing to travel against a star-filled nocturnal sky. The mechanism uses two exceptionally thin mineral-glass discs: the lower disc, carrying the image of the moon, completes one rotation every lunar month, while the fixed upper disc acts as a heart-shaped mask. As the lower disc rotates beneath it, the mask progressively reveals the changing visible portion of the moon, reproducing its phases with remarkable precision.
Surrounding this celestial display is Patek Philippe's celebrated World Time mechanism, simultaneously indicating the time across 24 time zones, each represented by a corresponding city. Despite its mechanical complexity, operation remains remarkably intuitive. The pusher positioned at 10 o'clock allows the wearer to change the local time zone instantaneously, simultaneously advancing the hour indication, 24-hour ring and city disc without disturbing the watch's precision.