Patek Philippe - Double Signed: A Celebration of the Finest Partnerships of Manufacturers and Retailers Geneva Friday, November 8, 2019 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2018
    Reference No: 5524G
    Movement No: 7'119'172
    Case No: 6'232'860
    Model Name: Calatrava Pilot Travel Time
    Material: 18K white gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 324 S C FUS, 29 jewels, stamped with the Patek Philippe seal
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Patek Philippe pin buckle
    Dimensions: 42mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed, dial further signed Tiffany & Co
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped by Tiffany & Co. and dated February 17, 2018, setting pin, product literature, leather wallet, fitted presentation box, outer packaging, additional Tiffany outer packaging and Tiffany bag

  • Catalogue Essay

    Introduced in 2006, reference 5524 is without a doubt one of the most polarizing models made by the brand. At its inception, so wide was the stylistic gap dividing this model from all the rest of Patek Philippe's production that the entire community was taken truly by surprise. The model fills a niche in the Patek Philippe offering - that of Pilot timepieces - that had been disregarded by the brand for 175 year - with the exception of the two vintage pilot wristwatches, now residing in the Patek Philippe museum.

    Eminently readable and unarguably aesthetically striking, the present example is one of the very few specimens of this reference to bear the Tiffany & Co signature, furthermore confirmed - obviously - by the Certificate of Origin, and even still retaining the Tiffany outer packaging and shopping bag.

  • 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. 5524G
An unusual and extremely rare white gold dual time automatic wristwatch with center seconds, date, certificate and box

2018
42mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed, dial further signed Tiffany & Co

Estimate
CHF30,000 - 60,000 
€27,600-55,300
$30,200-60,400

Sold for CHF77,500

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

Geneva Auction 9 November 2019