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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5205R-001
A rare, fine and attractive pink gold annual calendar wristwatch with center seconds, 24-hour indication, moon phase, white dial, Certificate of Origin and presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$200,000 - 320,000€23,600 - 37,700$25,600 - 41,000
HK$533,400
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- Circa 2021
- Reference No
- 5205R-001
- Movement No
- 7’407’543
- Case No
- 6’455’514
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 324 S QA LU 24H, 34 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Patek Philippe pin buckle
- Dimensions
- 40mm diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped The Hour Glass (HK) Limited and dated 15th July 2021, instruction manual, product literature, setting pin, leather folio, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
- 1996 was pivotal for Patek Philippe as they introduced their first annual calendar model to their catalogue. Not only is this complication more functional than a classic triple calendar wristwatch, but it is more accessible than a perpetual calendar. The annual calendar only requires to be adjusted once a year in February, when the date must be manually advanced past the 28th or the 29th to the first of March, considering it is kept running continuously.
- Boasting distinct Patek Philippe proportions, the Annual Calendar ref. 5205 was first introduced in white gold only at the turn of 2010. This mechanical marvel became an instant hit with its patented instantaneous digital date display of day, date and month, which resembles the highly important ref. 5207, Patek Philippe’s exclusive minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon wristwatch. All date indications on the upper quadrant of the dial advance immediately at the stroke of midnight, unlike its predecessors, where each indicator would slowly advance over the course of several hours. Thanks to its soaring popularity, the manufacturer announced the release of the pink gold variants in 2013, fitted with a black or opaline dial.
- The present timepiece is an exquisite example of a ref. 5205R-001 in pink gold, complimented by an opaline-silvered dial. Framed in a highly polished 40mm case, this reference possesses all the desired traits of a classic dress watch, flaunting a concaved bezel and a relatively thin profile that allows its wearer to slide it through any tight cuff. Adding its rarity, the present reference is the only “non-grand-complication" model that features open-worked lugs which caress the contours of its wearer’s wrist by virtue of their downturned form.
- According to research, only 4 examples of such configuration have ever surfaced the market. Offered at Phillips for the first time, the present fresh-to-the-market example is in excellent overall condition and is complete with its original accessories.
- Boasting distinct Patek Philippe proportions, the Annual Calendar ref. 5205 was first introduced in white gold only at the turn of 2010. This mechanical marvel became an instant hit with its patented instantaneous digital date display of day, date and month, which resembles the highly important ref. 5207, Patek Philippe’s exclusive minute repeating perpetual calendar tourbillon wristwatch. All date indications on the upper quadrant of the dial advance immediately at the stroke of midnight, unlike its predecessors, where each indicator would slowly advance over the course of several hours. Thanks to its soaring popularity, the manufacturer announced the release of the pink gold variants in 2013, fitted with a black or opaline dial.
- The present timepiece is an exquisite example of a ref. 5205R-001 in pink gold, complimented by an opaline-silvered dial. Framed in a highly polished 40mm case, this reference possesses all the desired traits of a classic dress watch, flaunting a concaved bezel and a relatively thin profile that allows its wearer to slide it through any tight cuff. Adding its rarity, the present reference is the only “non-grand-complication" model that features open-worked lugs which caress the contours of its wearer’s wrist by virtue of their downturned form.
- According to research, only 4 examples of such configuration have ever surfaced the market. Offered at Phillips for the first time, the present fresh-to-the-market example is in excellent overall condition and is complete with its original accessories.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.
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