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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2015
    Reference No: 5396/1
    Movement No: 5'686'974
    Case No: 4'575'984
    Material: 18k pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, 324, 24 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet, 170 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe concealed double folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 38.5 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed

  • Catalogue Essay

    Reference 5396 was first launched in pink gold and later released variants in white gold and with other dial designs. The present watch in pink gold is fitted with a classic dial configuration, which is a reminiscent of the iconic reference 3448. Further highlighting the watch, it is fitted with a brown dial with two apertures for day and month underneath the signature and moon phases and date at 6 o’clock, perfectly complements the pink gold case and bracelet. Offered in excellent overall condition, this present watch is a timeless classic.

  • 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. 5396/1
A fine and rare pink gold annual calendar wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, moon phases, 24 hours and bracelet

Circa 2015
38.5 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 450,000 
€35,200-52,800
$37,000-56,000

Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE

Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2016