Patek Philippe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII Hong Kong Friday, November 24, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2014
    Reference No: 5270G-013
    Movement No: 5’774’521
    Case No: 4’663’880
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. CH 29-535 PS Q, 33 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 41mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Phillipe Certificate of Origin stamped Salons Patek Philippe, Geneva dated 11th November 2014, additional solid caseback, setting pin, instruction manual, product literature, hang tag, leather folder, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The perpetual calendar chronograph occupies rarefied air in Patek Philippe's storied history. Its lineage traces back to the legendary 1941 ref. 1518, succeeded by just four further iterations over eight decades - a testament to the complexity perfecting this ultimate expression of the watchmaker's art.

    Launched in 2011, the ref. 5270 marked a milestone as the manufacture's first perpetual calendar chronograph with a fully in-house movement, the cal. CH 29-535 PS Q. In the decade since its debut, Patek Philippe has finessed the model through subtle yet significant enhancements that now delineate three distinct series.

    The inaugural series paired blackened white gold hands and hour markers with railway minute divisions, exuding refined legibility. From 2013, the second series added an evocative 'chin' tachymeter scale contouring the subsidiary seconds dial, as exemplified here. Finally, the tachymeter was truncated at the seconds sub-dial for the current series.

    Offered for the first time at Phillips, this fresh-to-the-market stunning second series ref. 5270G from circa 2014 featuring the rarely seen silver opaline dial is the 3rd known example to have surfaced publicly. With only a two-year production window, the ref. 5270G "chin" stands out as one of the most coveted iterations of Patek Philippe's perpetual calendar chronograph masterpiece. An exceptional example of the watchmaker's art raised to grand complication zenith.

  • 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. 5270G-013
An extremely rare and attractive white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year, day and night indication, additional solid caseback, Certificate of Origin and presentation box

Circa 2014
41mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$550,000 - 1,100,000 
€66,700-133,000
$70,500-141,000

Sold for HK$825,500

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVII

Hong Kong Auction 24-25 November 2023