Celestial 5102 Platinum

In Context

At 43 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 10.1 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 21,600 vph the seconds hand advances 6 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

5102P-001 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a blue dial with a platinum case. Introduced in 2002.

Introduced in 2002, the 240 LU CL features a sky chart on the dial side. It was replaced by the 240 LU CL C, which is fitted with a pointer-date hand.

2 other watches in the library run the Patek Philippe 240 LU CL.

Patek Philippe

Celestial 5102 White Gold

5102G-001 · 43 mm

Patek Philippe

Celestial 5102 Yellow Gold

5102J-001 · 43 mm