Patek Philippe - The New York Watch Auction: XI New York Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: Circa 2019
    Reference No: 5208R-001
    Movement No: 5’176’828
    Case No: 6’338’645
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. R CH 27 PS QI, 63 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped Orologeria Trucchi dated 13th December 2019, instruction manual, product literature, photograph, additional solid caseback, setting pin, leather portfolio, outer packaging and fitted presentation box.
    Provenance: The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XII, 6th June 2021, Lot 988.
    Personal Collection of Fabio Cannavaro

  • Provenance

    The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XII, 6th June 2021, Lot 988.
    Personal Collection of Fabio Cannavaro

  • Catalogue Essay

    Introduced at Baselworld 2011, the reference 5208 was first released in platinum featuring an elegant sunburst gray dial. Extremely well-received by collectors and offered only to the most important clients of Patek Philippe, the platinum model was discontinued in 2018 making way for the subsequent iteration in pink gold.

    The case is also a masterpiece itself, a meeting of past and present. Elegant and attractive in all angles, the three-body case features a slider on the left and the single button chronograph evokes vintage chronographs from the 1930s and 1940s. As a contrast, the hollowed lugs gives the reference a modern aesthetic, highlighting the concave polished bezel.

    The reference is powered by the firm’s in-house self-winding cal. R CH 27 PS QI, a mechanical metropolis composed of 719 individual parts. Originally inspired from the cal. CH 27-525 PS featured in the split-seconds single-button chronograph ref. 5950, a minute-repeater and perpetual calendar module is further integrated. A lever composed of 15 individual components allows the instantaneous calendar to advance. For the repeating function, a “gong” rimming the circumference of the movement has been fitted, with two hammers striking against it, producing an opulent chime. Pink gold is considered by some manufactures to be the most resonant case material, and this particular example is elegantly sonorous.

    First offered publicly in 2021 at Phillips in Hong Kong, this watch was originally the property of Italian footballer and 2006 World Cup champion Fabio Cannavaro. Regarded as an Italian national hero, Cannavaro's illustrious career started in Napoli's youth team where he quickly became a star defender and was noticed by Parma playing alongside the likes of Gianluigi Buffon. After a few successful seasons, Cannavaro further extended his career in Serie A playing for Internazionale and Juventus. However, the pivotal moment was during his uncanny performance in World Cup 2006, where his defensive skills led the Italian National Team to a victorious game in the finals against France, earning his nickname "Il Muro di Berlino", "The Berlin Wall" in Italian. After the world cup, Cannavaro joined the elites establishing a career at Real Madrid.

    Still preserved in near-new overall condition, and with its full suite of accessories, the present reference 5208R comes back to market as demand for elite Patek Philippe timepieces grows ever higher.

  • 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. 5208R-001
A like-new, masterful, and extremely rare pink gold minute repeating perpetual calendar single-button chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, leap year indication

Circa 2019
42mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed.

Estimate
$600,000 - 1,200,000 
CHF528,000-1,060,000
€562,000-1,120,000
HK$4,660,000-9,330,000

Sold for $711,200

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The New York Watch Auction: XI

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