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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5980
Nautilus, "The Boss"
A spectacular, impressive and very rare pink gold automatic chronograph wristwatch with date, bracelet and Certificate
- Estimate
- CHF60,000 - 80,000€56,300 - 75,100$62,400 - 83,200
CHF125,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Patek Philippe
- Year
- 2016
- Reference No
- 5980
- Movement No
- 5'904'459
- Case No
- 6'108'589
- Model Name
- Nautilus, "The Boss"
- Material
- 18K pink gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. CH 28-520 C, 35 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18K pink gold Patek Philippe bracelet stamped "A384GAP", max length 210mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18K pink gold Patek Philippe double deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 43.5mm Width
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Patek Philippe fitted box, Certificate of Origin dated November 27, 2016, product literature and leather wallet
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Few modern non gem-set watches command more attention and bear more gravitas than the pink gold version of the Nautilus Chronograph reference 5980 with gold bracelet.
It manages to unite under one case the ineffable elegance of the Genta-designed Nautilus architecture, and the unrestrained statement-power of a full gold wristwatch. While this design is quite opposite to the understatement the Patek Philippe name is famous for, it is intriguing how the company succeed in achieving a balance between unrestrained opulence, technicality and elegance. Using a metaphor, one could say that this is not a timepiece that screams to the world about wealth and exclusivity. Rather, it conveys the same concepts with a magnetic stare: it is more Rockefeller than Jay Gatsby. So powerful is its design that in the Phillips Geneva office it actually has come to be known with the nickname “The Boss”.
Given the nearly mystical appeal of this timepiece, it is no surprise that the model is now arguably the most widely sough-after chronograph in current production by any brand.
This piece is furthermore offered in excellent, unpolished condition and accompanied by its original Certificate.
It manages to unite under one case the ineffable elegance of the Genta-designed Nautilus architecture, and the unrestrained statement-power of a full gold wristwatch. While this design is quite opposite to the understatement the Patek Philippe name is famous for, it is intriguing how the company succeed in achieving a balance between unrestrained opulence, technicality and elegance. Using a metaphor, one could say that this is not a timepiece that screams to the world about wealth and exclusivity. Rather, it conveys the same concepts with a magnetic stare: it is more Rockefeller than Jay Gatsby. So powerful is its design that in the Phillips Geneva office it actually has come to be known with the nickname “The Boss”.
Given the nearly mystical appeal of this timepiece, it is no surprise that the model is now arguably the most widely sough-after chronograph in current production by any brand.
This piece is furthermore offered in excellent, unpolished condition and accompanied by its original Certificate.
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.
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