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349Σ

Patek Philippe

Ref. 5961

A very fine and rare platinum and diamond-set annual calendar chronograph wristwatch with power reserve, day and night indicator, original certificate and fitted presentation box

Estimate
HK$820,000 - 1,200,000
Lot Details
Manufacturer
Patek Philippe
Year
Circa 2011
Reference No
5961
Movement No
5'765'470
Case No
4'631'777
Material
Platinum and diamonds
Calibre
Automatic, 28-520, 40 jewels
Bracelet/Strap
Navy <em>Patek Philippe</em> crocodile leather strap
Clasp/Buckle
Platinum and diamond-set <em>Patek Philippe</em> folding deployant clasp
Dimensions
40 mm. diameter
Signed
<em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
Accessories
With <em>Patek Philippe</em> undated Certificate of Origin, product literature, leather wallet and fitted presentation box.
Catalogue Essay
The reference 5961 is the luxury and exclusive version of the increasingly popular reference 5960, the automatic annual calendar chronograph, fitted with a baguette-cut diamond-set bezel, the reference 5961 has transformed into a league of its own.

Offered in like new condition, complete with accessories and baguette-cut diamond-set deployant clasp, this watch is functional, yet sophisticated.

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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