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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5980/1A-014
Nautilus Chronograph
A like-new, rare, and attractive stainless steel flyback chronograph double-signed wristwatch with date, black dial, bracelet, certificate of origin, setting pin and presentation box
Full-Cataloguing
• Production period of only 4 years
• Like-new, virtually unworn condition
• Original owner, fresh-to-the-market, full set
Patek Philippe reference 5980/1 was initially introduced in 2006 together with its time-only brother reference 5711 - the year the Nautilus collection celebrated its 30th anniversary. Equipped with the manufacturer's first in-house self-winding chronograph calibre CH 28-520, the design of the newly introduced model was entirely new and revolutionary as the Nautilus collection had never incorporated a chronograph function before.
Though released with a blue dial in 2006, the anthracite dial, like the present watch, of the -014 variant was produced for an extremely short period of time, from 2010 to 2014. The dial is further simplified via a subsidiary dial combining all registers into one, forming what is dubbed as the “bull’s eye” counter due to its dual-tone colorway and red accents.
The fully stainless steel version in all dial variants was discontinued in 2014 and replaced by the reference 5990. Preserved in like new, virtually unworn condition, the present timepiece comes with its original certificate of origin, setting pin, and fitted box, from the collection of the original owner.
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.