Patek Philippe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX Hong Kong Saturday, November 23, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2014
    Reference No: 5170G
    Movement No: 5’764’291
    Case No: 4’651’801
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. CH29-535PS, 33 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 39.5mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe service invoice in 2022. Further delivered with the Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the date of manufacture of the present timepiece in 2014 and its subsequent date of sale on 11th February 2014.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The reference 5170, cased in yellow gold, was introduced in 2010 housing the first in-house “simple” chronograph movement by Patek Philippe. It replaced the 12-year run of the reference 5070, the first Patek chronograph to be produced since the discontinuation of the iconic vintage reference 1463 in the late 1960s. The reference 5070 was significantly larger than the 5170, at 42mm in diameter, and housed a Lemania-based chronograph movement modified and finished by Patek Philippe.

    The white gold version of the reference 5170 was introduced in 2013, with the distinction of having a dial with applied Breguet hour markers and pulsometer scale. With a slim yet sizable case profile, the 5170 is highly discreet and wearable – a perfect watch for the office, a board meeting, or for weekend wear. Stamped with the Patek Philippe seal, the caliber CH 29-535 PS winds smoothly and beautifully, and the chronograph pushers have extremely satisfying haptics. The present example is further delivered with the Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming its date of manufacture in 2014.

  • 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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Property of an Important Asian Collector

Σ819

Ref. 5170G
A fine and attractive white gold chronograph wristwatch with pulsometer scale

2014
39.5mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$180,000 - 310,000 
€21,100-36,300
$23,100-39,700

Sold for HK$304,800

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Head of Watches, Asia
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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX

Hong Kong Auction 23 - 24 November 2024