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Patek Philippe

Ref. 5970R-001

A rare, elegant and attractive pink gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moonphases, 24-hour indication, leap year indication, certificate of origin, additional caseback and presentation box

CHF120,000
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- Reference 5970 is the 4th representative of one of the longest-running and most brand-defining lines of watches made by Patek Philippe: the perpetual calendar chronograph with moonphases. Inaugurated in 1941 with ref. 1518, the line evolved through references 2499 and then 3970 before the present model, succeeded itself by the current-production ref. 5270.

- With a 40mm case, a wonderfully balanced dial with nods to the past (such as the railway divisions) and being the last model of the line featuring the hallowed Lemania-based cal. CH27-70, the model is today considered one of the most collectible and attractive watches made by the brand in the current century.

-The present example is offered in excellent condition, most likely unpolished and with its certificate and additional back. The fact that the code date (APPH = 10 06) and written date (March 10, 2007) on the certificate differ is normal, as the code refers to when the watch was sold by Patek to the retailer, and the written date to when the retailer sold it to the final owner. An additional intriguing detail is the fact that the watch was retailed by the Gübelin boutique inside St. Mortiz's Badrutt's Palace Hotel, one of the winter hotspots for international jet set.

Patek Philippe

Swiss | 1839

Since 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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