PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC ASTRONOMICAL WRISTWATCH WITH SKY CHART, PHASES AND ORBIT OF THE MOON INCLUDING TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF SIRIUS AND OF THE MOON AND DATE
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC ASTRONOMICAL WRISTWATCH WITH SKY CHART, PHASES AND ORBIT OF THE MOON INCLUDING TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF SIRIUS AND OF THE MOON AND DATE

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 6104G, MOVEMENT NO. 5'646'140, CASE NO. 4'769'491, CIRCA 2012

Closed29 May 2017

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMOND-SET AUTOMATIC ASTRONOMICAL WRISTWATCH WITH SKY CHART, PHASES AND ORBIT OF THE MOON INCLUDING TIME OF MERIDIAN PASSAGE OF SIRIUS AND OF THE MOON AND DATE
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 6104G, MOVEMENT NO. 5'646'140, CASE NO. 4'769'491, CIRCA 2012
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Cal. 240, PP seal, 45 jewels
DIAL: Blue sky dial with three superimposed crystals of the northern night sky and its relative meridian passage of Sirius, orbit of the moon, sector for north, south, east and west divisions, outer chapter ring for date with central hand
CASE: 18k white gold, baguette-cut diamond-set bezel, two crowns in the band for time setting, sky chart, lunar orbit and moon phases corrections, glazed display screw back, 44 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: Patek Philippe crocodile strap, 18k white gold and baguette-cut diamond-set Patek Philippe deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

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Successor of the legendary 5102, reference 6104 elevates the prestige of this rare model with its 38 baguette-cut diamonds to the bezel (approximately 4.27 carats) and upgrades the dial with a date chapter ring without overshadowing the mesmerizing sky chart to the center of the dial. Fresh to the market and offered here in pristine condition, this coveted timepiece is most definitely a "star lot" amongst the Patek Philippe family of wristwatches.

Reference 6104 was launched in 2010 and is today still in production. This astronomical wristwatch borrows the principle of the celestial canopy from the most complicated wristwatch ever produced by Patek Philippe - reference 5002 Sky Moon Tourbillon. The nocturnal sky of the northern hemisphere rotates to show the apparent angular motion of the stars and moon as well as the progression of the phases of the moon. Hours and minutes are displayed by two pierced white hands. A delicate elliptical contour on the inside of the glass frames the portion of the sky that can be seen from all cities that share the latitude of Geneva.