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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5980/1A-019
Nautilus
A like-new, rare, and sporty stainless steel flyback chronograph wristwatch with date, bracelet, setting pin, certificate of origin, and presentation box.
完整圖錄內容
• Rare white dial variation, with a short, 2-year production window
• Like-new condition
In 2012, Patek Philippe introduced the present reference 5980/1A-019, dramatically transforming the character of the model with a silvered-white dial. Its horizontally embossed surface is complemented by contrasting blackened hands and applied hour markers. The crisp white dial also places particular emphasis on the architecture of the chronograph display, with the concentric scales of the subsidiary register at 6 o’clock becoming an especially prominent visual feature.
The white-dial 5980/1A-019 enjoyed an exceptionally brief production period. Introduced in 2012, it remained available for only approximately two years before Patek Philippe discontinued the stainless steel 5980/1A in 2014, when the reference 5990/1A Travel Time Chronograph succeeded it.
Offered in like new condition with its full accessories, the present watch combines the historical importance of the first chronograph-equipped Nautilus with one of its shortest-lived and most visually distinctive configurations, and a particularly compelling chapter in the history of the modern Nautilus.
Patek Philippe
Swiss | 1839Since 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.