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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2015
    Reference No: 5496P-001
    Movement No: 5’773’459
    Case No: 4’634’633
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 324, 30 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Patek Phillippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 39.5mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Further accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 21st January 2015 stamped Tiffany & Co, additional solid caseback, setting pin, instruction manual, product literature, leather folio, charging cable, blue outer packaging, brown outer packaging and fitted winding presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Regarded as masters of perpetual calendar wristwatches, Patek Philippe introduced to the world their first serially produced self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch in 1962, which was the ref. 3448. For 16 years, the Patek Philippe ref. 3448 was the only self-winding perpetual calendar wristwatch on the market.

    In 2011, the ref. 5496 was introduced first in platinum with a white dial featuring a retrograde date and powered by in-house cal. 324 S QR. Over the years, Patek Philippe introduced the reference with various case materials and dial variations. The present example belongs to the very first variation introduced, however stamped with “Tiffany & Co” on the dial. The watch is presented with all the original accessories with a Certificate of Origin stamped “Tiffany & Co”. Presented in excellent overall condition, the present double signed example is most certainly a desirable timepiece to have.

  • 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. 5496P-001
A fine and attractive platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, day, month, moon phases, leap year indication, Certificate of Origin and box, retailed by Tiffany & Co.

Circa 2015
39.5mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$350,000 - 510,000 
€38,200-55,700
$44,900-65,400

Sold for HK$575,000

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Thomas Perazzi

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: X

Hong Kong Auction 10 July 2020