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The annual auction of Sotheby's, next sale of which this 2012 year is scheduled for June 14, offers an impressive constellation of rare watches of Patek Philippe, considered among the best and are not represented so far in the auction hall Big Apple. At the auction along with the masterpieces the usual models of watches, clocks and chronometers will be presented.
As expected, the list of masterpieces provides a unique watch Patek Philippe Ref. 5033P-010 with minute repeater. The watch has been issued in a limited edition of 11 instances on request of the royal family of one of the Middle Eastern countries. The line includes 10 models with the barrel-shaped case of platinum and a model with a titanium case based on the automatic mechanism with 44 jewels, minute repeater and a calendar. A unique instance has a silvered dial, small second’s hand on the secondary display and hands in the style dauphine. Estimated price of this extremely rare masterpiece with the minute repeater is between $ 380,000 and $ 480,000.

Patek Philippe (Ref. 5033P-010)

The next model is released by Patek Philippe, - Ref.1518 – a chronograph with the case of 18-karat yellow gold on the basis of the mechanical mechanism 13 caliber with manual winding, 23 jewels. Silvered dial model, marked with Arabic numerals, is fitted with an indicator of the small second’s hand, 30-minute counter of the chronograph function, date aperture, month and day, and moon phase indicator. Approximate price of the lot is $ 250,000 - $ 300,000.
Another masterpiece, presented at the auction – the model Ref. 5101R with a minute tourbillon, executed in an elegant Art Deco style. The watch is set in a luxurious rectangular case with three-step sides and sloped ends. Inside the complex case of 18K rose gold beats a mechanical caliber TO 28-20 REC 10J PS with manual winding, 29 jewels, consisting of 231 components. Nickel lever of the tourbillon with a freely suspended spring of the balancer Gyromax are supported by twin barrels, which ultimately provides a 10-day power reserve. The initial price of the lot is $ 220,000 - $ 280,000.

Patek Philippe (Ref. 5101R)

Also a unique chronograph Patek Philippe Ref. 530 is presented, issued in 1949, which still remained in a private collection. It was never restored and polished. Sotheby's experts estimated the chronograph with hand-wound caliber 13 of $ 200,000 - $ 300,000.

Patek Philippe (Ref. 530)

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Written by Lucy Vuiton