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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, original certificate and box
Lot 73

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, original certificate and box

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENÈVE, REF. 5970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'048'992, CASE NO. 4'438'623, MANUFACTURED IN 2007

Closed14 November 2011

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CHF 123,000

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Patek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, original certificate and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5970, movement no. 3'048'992, case no. 4'438'623, manufactured in 2007
Cal. 27-70/155 nickel-finished lever movement stamped with the Geneva seal, 24 jewels, Gyromax balance, free sprung regulator, silvered matte dial, applied white gold baton numerals, black oxidized feuille hands, outer railway five minute divisions and tachymetre scale, two windows for day and month, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 24 hours register, 30 minutes register and leap year indicator, date and moon phases, circular water-resistant-type case, downturned fluted lugs, glazed screw display back, two rectangular chronograph buttons in the band, 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 26 January 2008, solid 18K white gold screw back numbered 4'438'623, white gold and wooden setting pin, original sales tag, instructions, original fitted veneered presentation box and outer packaging.

To the best of our knowledge, this watch has never been offered in public before.

Reference 5970 was introduced to the market at the Basel Fair in April 2005 and replaced the celebrated reference 3970 (see lots 15 and 320 in this auction). The model immediately enjoyed enormous popularity amongst collectors and was available in white gold or pink gold only until 2007 when the production of these two versions ceased. Reference 5970 in yellow gold was in production only in 2008. Since 2008, the model has been available exclusively in platinum.