Patek Philippe - The Geneva Watch Auction: XX Geneva Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2016
    Reference No: 5167R-001
    Movement No: 5'899'982
    Case No: 6'079'018
    Model Name: Aquanaut "Tiffany & Co."
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 324 SC, 29 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Rubber
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40.8mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated January 03, 2016 and stamped Tiffany & Co., product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Following the debut of the first Aquanaut model in 1997, Patek Philippe released the reference 5167 in 2007 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the firm’s very first sports model to feature a rubber strap. Originally released in stainless steel, the ref. 5167 offered a contemporary appeal to the ever-changing trend with a larger case than its predecessor. The model featured an upgraded dial with a defined pattern that subtly contrasts against the case. A newly incorporated deployant clasp was also featured. In 2009, the firm released a pink gold variant of the reference with an attractive brown dial, such as the present watch.

    The present watch is an exceedingly rare variant as it was sold by the storied jeweler and retailer, Tiffany & Co. Tiffany & Co. is Patek Philippe's longest running retailer and partner, their relationship starting since 1851. Such is their good relationship that Tiffany and Co. has been granted the honor of printing their name on some of Patek Philippe's dials.

    Following the news that only the Tiffany & Co. salon in New York will continue retailing Patek Philippe timepieces, watches co-signed Tiffany & Co. will become even rarer.

    Fresh to the auction market, the present watch is the eighth example of a reference 5167 in pink gold with the signature of Tiffany & Co. on the dial to appear on the public market.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Ref. 5167R-001
A highly rare and desirable pink gold wristwatch with center seconds, date, certificate of origin and presentation box, retailed by Tiffany & Co.

2016
40.8mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
CHF60,000 - 120,000 
€63,800-128,000
$69,800-140,000

Sold for CHF120,650

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Geneva Auction 9 - 10 November 2024