Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 545

Patek Philippe - Ref. 5959 - Platinum Coaxial Split-seconds Chronograph Patek Philippe, Genève, No. 3637081, case No. 4472762, Ref. 5959 P. Sold February 22nd, 2010. Very fine and very rare, platinum and diamond wristwatch with coaxial round button split-seconds chronograph, register and a platinum Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel, straight lugs, screwed bars, Top Wesselton diamond set between lower lugs, coaxial push button in the crown for the chronograph function, push-button between 1 & 2 for the split-seconds function, transparent case back to view the movement, sapphire crystals. D. Black with printed Breguet numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/ seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 60-minute register. White gold frosted spade hands. M. Cal. CHR 27-525 PS, stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark, rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm. Thickness 9 mm.