Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 158

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5980 NAUTILUS CHRONOGRAPH STEEL Patek Philippe, Genève, "Nautilus - Chronograph," movement No. 3669341, case No. 4444789, Ref. 5980/1A. Sold February 7th, 2009. Very fine and rare, large, cushion-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with rectangular button fly-back chronograph, combined 30/60-minute and 12-hour totalizer, instantaneous date and a stainless steel Patek Philippe bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, booklets and setting pin.

USD 25,000 - 35,000

HKD 195,000 - 270,000 / CHF 22,000 - 31,000

Sold: USD 40,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Anthracite with horizontal stripes, applied luminous white gold baton indexes, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, silver and anthracite subsidiary dials for the combined 30/60-minute and 12-hour totalizer, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. Cal. 28-520 C, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, unidirectional 21K gold rotor with oil-free ball bearing and zirconium balls.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 41 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm.