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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5271/11P-010
Perpetual Calendar Chronograph “Sapphire-Set”
A highly desirable and exceptionally rare platinum and sapphire-set perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with dégradé blue dial, moon phases, leap year, day/night indicator, solid caseback, certificate of origin, and presentation boxes
Full-Cataloguing
• One of only 10 pieces believed produced
• Set with 80 baguette-cut sapphires, totaling 4.92 carats
• Excellent condition
• Fresh-to-market
First debuting in 2014 as part of an extremely limited series of gem-set perpetual calendar chronographs, the 5271 is the gem-set version of the 5270 (much like the 5971 was the gem-set version of the 5970). Diamond, ruby, emerald, and sapphire examples have been produced in extremely small numbers in the ensuing decade, only offered to Patek Philippe’s most important clients.
The sapphires are baguette-cut and invisibly set to the bezel as well as the tops of the lugs and the engraved clasp. An additional sapphire acts as the 12 o’clock marker. Unlike the diamond, emerald, and ruby versions which are all fitted with a black gloss dial, the sapphire version instead sports a dégradé blue dial.
Fresh to the auction market, this is only the fourth appearance of a sapphire-set 5271P, and the first instance of the 5271/11P to be offered by Phillips. Complete with all its original accessories, we are pleased to present such an exceptional melding of technical mastery and aesthetic innovation.
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.