Patek Philippe - The Geneva Watch Auction: XX Geneva Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2022
    Reference No: 5980/1400R
    Movement No: 7'392'982
    Case No: 6'530'292
    Model Name: Nautilus
    Material: 18K pink gold and diamonds
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. CH 28-520, 35 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold and diamond set Patek Philippe bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 43.5mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe fitted box, Certificate of Origin dated August 30, 2022, setting pin, hang tag, product literature, travel pouch and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    There is rare then there is R.A.R.E.

    While indeed some Nautilus models are more collectible than others, the true endgame lies within the “out of catalogue” products. It is relatively common practice on part of Patek Philippe to occasionally offer to their most important clients the opportunity of buying watches that are not part of the public collection, but rather made in extremely low numbers and offered directly to the most VIP of their collectors. In fact, the genesis of the diamond set reference 5980/1400 is exactly this one - few pieces were discreetly made for special customers.

    One of the most impressive Nautilus models to grace the auction market, this reference 5980/1400R is fitted with an impressive total of 893 diamonds weighing approximately 4.468 cts and 182 baguette-cut diamonds weighing 15.46 cts. Given the laborious process of creating such timepieces, such lavish models were created only for the very best clients of Patek Philippe.

    To date, the present example is the only pink gold example to have graced an international auction room.

    Reference 5980 is equipped with the manufacturer's in-house self-winding chronograph calibre CH 28-520, stepping away from the usual chronograph layout, the dial is further simplified via a subsidiary dial combining all registers into one, forming what is dubbed as the “bull’s eye” counter.

    Preserved in excellent condition with barely any signs of wear, the present watch is accompanied by its full set of accessories.

    Representing the ultimate tier in terms both of aesthetics and collectability as well, the present piece is without a doubt one of the most impressive and hard to acquire timepieces made by the company and would be the “crown jewel” of any sport’s watch collection.

  • 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. 5980/1400R
An incredibly rare and bedazzling pink gold and diamond-set chronograph wristwatch with certificate of origin and presentation box

2022
43.5mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed

Estimate
CHF300,000 - 600,000 
€319,000-638,000
$349,000-698,000

Sold for CHF482,600

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The Geneva Watch Auction: XX

Geneva Auction 9 - 10 November 2024