Patek Philippe - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XIX Hong Kong Saturday, November 23, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2017
    Reference No: 5711/1R-001
    Movement No: 7’044’501
    Case No: 6’176’189
    Model Name: Nautilus
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 324 SC, 29 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet, max length 195mm
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 40mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped Tiffany & Co. dated 8th March 2017, leather folio, product literature, fitted presentation box and Tiffany & Co. outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    This pink gold version of the Nautilus re. 5711 was presented in 2015, it was the first time the 5711 was offered in this precious metal with a bracelet and was very well-received by collectors. The desirability of the pink gold reference 5711 is fully understandable considering the superbly timeless and powerful design of the Nautilus merged with the flamboyance of a warm pink gold case beautifully framing a degrade chocolate brown dial. The rarity and desirability of this present lot is found on the dial: the prestigious and elusive Tiffany & Co. signature. The enduring partnership between Patek Philippe and Tiffany & Co. has resulted in some of the most coveted timepieces of the modern era. Since the 1990s, Tiffany & Co. remains the only retailer that is still allowed to stamp their logo on the dial of Patek Philippe watches. According to our research, only 2 examples have appears publicly at auction.

    The present well-preserved reference 5711/1R is fresh-to-the-market and is accompanied by its Certificate of Origin stamped by Tiffany & Co. and original accessories, including its blue Tiffany & Co. outer packaging.

  • 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 European Collector

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Ref. 5711/1R-001
A highly rare, well-preserved and impressive pink gold double-signed wristwatch with center seconds, date, bracelet, Certificate of Origin and presentation box, retailed by Tiffany & Co.

Circa 2017
40mm diameter
Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$1,100,000 - 1,900,000 
€129,000-222,000
$141,000-244,000

Sold for HK$1,778,000

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

Hong Kong Auction 23 - 24 November 2024