Patek Philippe Gondolo NOS SINGLE SEALED Full Set Ref. 5100R-001 '10 Day Millennium Limited Edition'
NOS SINGLE SEALED 2000 Patek Philippe Gondolo Ref. 5100R-001 '10 Day Millennium Limited Edition'
Reference: 5100R-001
Serial: 3202xxx/4102xxx
Year: 2000
Case: 18K Rose Gold
Dimensions: 33.9mm x 46mm
Function: Time and 10-Day power-reserve
Caliber: Patek Philippe cal. 28-20 REC 10J PS IRM manual wind
Strap: Original Patek Philippe leather strap with original rosegold buckle
Crystal: Sapphire
Box/Papers: Yes/Yes
As the year 2000 approached, so did speculation among the watchmaking community as to how Patek Philippe would celebrate such a momentous period in history. How could it surpass the brilliance of the Calibre 89 in just 11 relatively short years in watchmaking development terms? The company did not disappoint and unveiled one of its most spectacular creations: the Star Caliber 2000 with 21 complications. In addition, the company launched the ref. 5100 with a revolutionary rectangular movement capable of storing for the first time, ten days’ worth of winding power. Even the Patek Philippe Geneva Salon had its own limited edition, the ref. 5032 Millennium.
One of the greatest challenges in horology is the storage of power. Keeping a mechanical wristwatch running for 24 hours is a challenge. It was fitting therefore that to celebrate the manufacture’s entry into the third millennium, Patek Philippe created a wristwatch capable of storing ten days of power, an extraordinary achievement and yet another first for the archives of horology. The ref. 5100 was made in a limited edition of 3,000 pieces, 1,500 in 18K yellow gold with a silvery white dial; 750 in 18K rose gold, with a slate gray dial; 450 in 18K white gold with a midnight blue dial, and 300 in platinum with a black dial.
As with the limited edition pieces for the 1997 opening of the workshops, each watch was sold with a commemorative silver coin in honor of the millennium and a C.O.S.C. timing certificate.
So far, around 105 of the 18K yellow gold version have come back to the market, 70 of the rose gold version, 60 of the white gold version and 50 of the platinum version. All the case dies and tools were destroyed when production was completed, so even though the original limited edition total production numbers of 3000 seem relatively high, these pieces are sought after by collectors as each remains a unique, never-to-be-made-again piece.
The watch offered for sale here is one out of 750 Ref. 5100R-001 that features an 18K Rose Gold case and a slate gray dial with Arabic numbers.
If this wasn’t scarce enough, the example offered for sale here is preserved in New Old Stock (NOS) condition, remaining factory sealed.
It carries the full collectors’ set which includes the special edition millennium outer box and inner box, commemorative millennium plaque with insert silver coin, original envelope with Patek Philippe sticker with reference and serial numbers to carry the limited edition commemorative wallet, Attestation of Authenticity signed by Philippe Stern, Certificate of Origin, Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres (COSC) certificate, and all hang tags included inside the original, sealed, Patek Philippe plastic bag.
This is indeed an opportunity to own a museum piece.
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