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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5370P-011
A vibrant and scarce platinum split-second chronograph wristwatch with blue enamel dial, Breguet numerals, additional solid caseback, certificate of origin and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
- Split seconds chronograph
- Features blue dial, which is a rare variant - this watch is the third one to have come to the market
- Offered in excellent and barely worn condition
- Offered with original accessories
A worthy heir to the Patek Philippe split-seconds chronographs of yesteryear, the reference 5370 was first introduced in 2015 to vivid enthusiasm from Patek enthusiasts. The 41mm platinum case draws inspiration from the most classical of vintage Patek Philippe chronographs, the reference 130, famously rendered in a split-seconds version as the reference 1436.
Initially featuring a black enamel dial, the fully in-house manufactured and finished caliber CHR 29-535 included a brand-new isolator that uncouples the split-seconds wheel from the chronograph wheel, thus eliminating friction. Furthermore, the brand developed an ingenious system allowing the chronograph and split-seconds hands to perfectly align upon resetting to zero. In 2020, the black enamel dial was discontinued, and the reference was relaunched with the intense cerulean blue dial of the present example. So rare is this timepiece that the present watch is the third example with a blue dial to have come to the market.
Retaining all of its original accessories, including an additional solid caseback, this is a very rare opportunity to acquire one at all considering its extremely low production numbers.
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.