- Movement
- Self-winding
- Size
- 38 mm
Overview
A gem-set Calatrava around an enamel dial
The Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts Blue Butterfly, reference 5077/357G-001, a Calatrava in white gold with a cloisonné and paillonné enamel dial of a monarch butterfly among blue poppies and 64 baguette-cut sapphires on the bezel, lugs and buckle, on a shiny blue alligator strap. Self-winding calibre 240; 38 mm, 8.3 mm high.
The white gold execution 5077/357G-001 shows a monarch butterfly among Himalayan blue poppies in Grand Feu cloisonné and paillonné enamel. The petals and the butterfly took about 47 cm of gold wire (~0.22 g); the enameller worked from a palette of transparent, opalescent, opaque and semi-opaque enamels in 32 colours, set tiny beads of orange and white enamel on the wings for depth, and embedded gold leaf in the enamel — the paillonné technique — so the butterfly stands out from the dark ground. Each dial took 20 to 25 firings at 780°C to 800°C. The bezel, lugs and buckle are set with a gradation of 64 baguette-cut sapphires (2.23 cts) and 2 baguette-cut diamonds (0.06 ct). Patek Philippe describes the case as humidity- and dust-protected only, not water-resistant. Patek Philippe presents it as a limited edition of ten watches, on a shiny blue alligator strap with a white gold prong buckle set with sapphires.
The reference 5077 is the Calatrava of Patek Philippe's Rare Handcrafts collection: a round case 38 mm across and 8.3 mm high, with a sapphire crystal back and a bezel, lugs and prong buckle set with stones chosen to the palette of the dial. Dauphine-style hands in the case metal show the hours and minutes.
The movement is the self-winding calibre 240, which Patek Philippe lists as ultra-thin: 27.5 mm across and 2.53 mm high, with 152 parts and 27 jewels, wound by a 22K gold minirotor set off-centre in the movement rather than a full rotor turning above it. It runs at 21,600 semi-oscillations an hour on a Gyromax® balance with a Spiromax® balance spring, has a power reserve of at least 48 hours and carries the Patek Philippe Seal. It is on view through the sapphire crystal back — the one part of the watch, beside the dial, that Patek Philippe invites the wearer to look at.
For collectors
Patek Philippe matches the stones on the bezel and lugs to the palette of the enamel — a gradation of sapphires for a bird's plumage, baguettes of two colours around a butterfly, diamonds around engraved lettering — and the strap is chosen to the same palette.
Key details
Design and engineering
- CaseWhite gold, 38 mm across and 8.3 mm high, with a sapphire crystal back; humidity- and dust-protected only, not water-resistant.
- Gem-settingBezel, lugs and buckle set with a gradation of 64 baguette-cut sapphires (2.23 cts) and 2 baguette-cut diamonds (0.06 ct); Patek Philippe gives no per-component split for this execution.
- DialGrand Feu cloisonné and paillonné enamel of a monarch butterfly among Himalayan blue poppies: about 47 cm of gold wire (~0.22 g) for the outlines, a palette of 32 enamel colours, beads of orange and white enamel on the wings, and gold leaf beneath the enamel to light the butterfly; 20 to 25 firings at 780°C to 800°C.
- HandsDauphine-style hands in the case metal for the hours and minutes.
- Strap and buckleAlligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny blue, on a white gold prong buckle set with sapphires.
Calibre 240
- Self-winding, 22K gold off-centre minirotor
- Hours and minutes; listed by Patek Philippe as ultra-thin
- 27.5 mm across, 2.53 mm high; 152 parts, 27 jewels
- 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour (3 Hz), Gyromax® balance, Spiromax® balance spring
- Power reserve min. 48 hours
- Patek Philippe Seal
The reference
Technical specifications
| Reference | 5077/357G-001 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Rare Handcrafts |
| Calibre | Caliber 240 |
| Movement | Self-winding |
| Functions | Ultra-thin |
| Case dimensions | 38 mm |
| Case thickness | 8.3 mm |
| Case material | White gold |
| Case back | Sapphire crystal case back |
| Water resistance | Not water-resistant |
| Strap | Alligator leather with square scales, hand-stitched, shiny blue |
| Clasp | White gold prong buckle set with sapphires |
| Jewels | 27 |
| Power reserve | min. 48 hours |
| Frequency | 21,600 semi-oscillations/hour (3 Hz) |
| Piece | Blue Butterfly |
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