Patek Philippe - Double Signed: A Celebration of the Finest Partnerships of Manufacturers and Retailers Geneva Friday, November 8, 2019 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2011
    Reference No: 5980/1A
    Movement No: 5'559'522
    Case No: 4'524'270
    Model Name: Nautilus
    Material: Stainless steel
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. CH 28-520C, 35 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet, max length 200mm
    Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Patek Philippe deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 43.5mm
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed, dial further signed Tiffany & Co
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe fitted box, Certificate of Origin, product literature, sale tag, leather wallet, outer Tiffany & Co. outer box and Tiffany & Co. bag

  • Catalogue Essay

    From its beginnings as Patek Phillipe’s first venture into the casual chic steel timepieces in 1976, the Nautilus has developed, in the past 40 years, into an incredibly successful collection ranging from time only to complications from perpetual and annual calendars to chronographs like the present reference 5980 chronograph.

    Based on Patek Philippe’s first inhouse automatic chronograph movement, the caliber CH28-520C beating within this watch gives the dial a disruptive and exuberant style with its large “bull’s eye”-type subsidiary chronograph counter.

    This attractive and masculine chronograph is preserved in excellent condition. It is replete with its original accessories such as the Certificate of Origin, sales tag, leather wallet, product literature, presentation box, outer Tiffany & Co. packaging and even a Tiffany & Co. bag in the famed New York retailer’s baby blue.

  • Artist Biography

    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since 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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Ref. 5980/1A
A rare and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with date and bracelet

2011
43.5mm
Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed, dial further signed Tiffany & Co

Estimate
CHF50,000 - 100,000 
€45,800-91,500
$50,200-100,000

Sold for CHF206,250

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Double Signed: A Celebration of the Finest Partnerships of Manufacturers and Retailers

Geneva Auction 9 November 2019