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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5059J-015
A fine and attractive yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch with center seconds, moon phases, retrograde date, leap year indication, officer-style hinged caseback and Certificate of Origin
Full-Cataloguing
- Rare model made within a short production run
- Officer-style case with a hinged caseback that resembles early 19th century timepieces
- Self-winding perpetual calendar with retrograde date
Released in 1998, the ref. 5059 was the successor to the Patek Philippe ref. 5050, spanning 8 years until the end of production in 2006. Throughout the production run, it was estimated around 1200 to 1400 pieces were made. With such rarity and the limited production run, the reference has become a highly desired piece in the perpetual calendar category.
Housing the same movement as its predecessor the ref. 5050, the cal. 315 S-QR is a revolutionary movement made by Patek Philippe. Before the cal. 315 S-QR, perpetual calendar watches by the manufacturer were only equipped with either a manual winding movement with sweep center seconds or a self-winding movement. It was not until the advent of the cal. 315 S-QR that a movement with both sweeping centre seconds and self-winding module, and on top of that with an additional retrograde date module, thus, getting the “QR” labelling that stands for Quantième Perpétuel à Retour date.
The present ref. 5059J is fitted with a dial painted with radial Roman numerals and sectorial minute track that is reminiscent of early 20th century timepieces. Instead of the Calatrava style case in the ref. 5050, the ref. 5059J features a prominent officer-style case noticeable by the lugs with screws and a hinged caseback, in which such features can still be seen in modern day pieces that hold important significance. For watch connoisseurs that appreciate classy-looking watches with complex grand complications, this present ref. 5059J is a masterpiece that carries the Patek Philippe heritage combined with technical sophistication.
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.