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176Σ

Patek Philippe

Ref. 5980R

Nautilus

A rare and highly attractive pink gold flyback chronograph wristwatch with date, Certificate and Origin, hang tag and presentation box

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Introduced on the 30th anniversary of the release of Gerald Genta’s famed Nautilus luxury sport watch, the reference 5980 was the first Nautilus offered with a chronograph function. Powering the 5980 was Patek Philippe’s first in-house, self-winding chronograph, the caliber CH 28-520. To simplify the dial layout, Patek chose to combine all of the chronograph functions into one co-axial sub dial with elapsed minutes and hours, making it extremely easy to use and read. The original model released in 2006 was in all stainless steel, with a pink gold version with leather strap realised in 2010 like the present lot, followed by the pink gold version with bracelet, along with the two tone stainless steel and pink gold model.

In pink gold, the reference 5980R is an impressive, eye-catching, and utterly luxurious, chronograph, and is one of the most impressive modern wristwatches available on the market today. The model has a mystical appeal for its classic design and innovation that achieves a balance between opulence, technicality, and elegance.

Consigned by the family of the original owner

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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