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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5960P-001
A rare and sporty platinum annual calendar flyback chronograph wristwatch with grey dial, power reserve and day and night indication, certificate of origin and presentation box
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- Diverging from their reliance on Lemania movements, the ref. 5960 also debuted Patek Philippe's first entirely in-house designed and built chronograph caliber.- The novelty is evident in the dial's aesthetics - dominated by a chronographic "bull's eye" subdial at 6 o'clock that pioneered the merging of minute and hour registers. This also represents Patek Philippe's first ever 12-hour counter in a serially produced watch.
- With its sporty appeal framed by a refined 40mm platinum case, this fresh-to-the-market slate dial example cements the ref. 5960's status as an elegant, game-changing sports watch that expanded Patek Philippe's identity.
- Made in 2009, this watch is one of the last Patek Philippe timepieces to bear the Geneva Seal as the company switched to the Patek Philippe seal that very year. This reference is one of the few which can feature movements with either Geneva or Patek Philippe Philippe Seal. Beyond the added historical interest of the Geneva Seal, specimens bearing it are more rare, as the platinum version of this model was launched in 2006 and discontinued in 2014 (going through different dial colors in the process): it was produced for three years with the Geneva Seal and for 5 years with the Patek Philippe Seal.
- Preserved in excellent condition, the present watch is accompanied by its Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated September 23, 2009, setting pin, product literature, wallet, presentation box and outer packaging.
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.