Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 22, 2014

LOT 235

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5971, BAGUETTE DIAMOND BEZEL PLATINUM Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3931417, case No. 4493092, Ref. 5971P. Sold on January 1st, 2010. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum and baguette diamond-set bezel wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, moon phases, 24 hour indication, tachometer and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by a mahogany fitted box, Certificate of Origin and setting pin.

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel set with baguette diamonds, curved and fluted lugs, single diamond (0.02ct) set between the lower lugs, transparent screwed-down case back, sapphire crystals. Matte black with diamond indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 24 hours, the 30-minute register and the leap year, graduation for the days of the month, minute/ seconds track, outer tachometer and 1/5th seconds scale, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. White gold feuille hands. Cal. 27-70Q, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Glucydur Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 8 positions, shock absorber, self compensating free sprung Breguet balance spring.