The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 10

Ref. 5960P Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Annual Calendar Chronograph?, No. 3500689, case No. 4324878, Ref. 5960P-001. Made in 2006, sold on June 22nd, 2006. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with round-button flyback chronograph, combined 30/60-minute and 12-hour totalizer, annual calendar, power reserve, day/night indications and a platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and instruction booklet.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

EUR 44,000 - 57,000 / USD 70,000 - 90,000

Sold: CHF 84,000

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between lower lugs, correctors in the band, screw-down transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Anthracite with applied white gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer minute and 1/5th seconds divisions, silver-gray subsidiary dials for the combined 30/60-minute and 12-hour totalizer, sector for the power-reserve indication, apertures for the days of the week, the date, the months and the day/night indication. White gold luminous feuille hands. M. Cal. CH 28-520/521, stamped with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 40 jewels, straight line lever escapement, Gyromax balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, 21K gold rotor with oil-free ball bearing and zirconium balls. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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Ref. 5960P Launched in 2006 at the Basel Fair, the wristwatch houses Patek Philippe?s first in-house chronograph caliber and sets the stage for future development using caliber 28-520. In its current form, as used in Ref. 5960P, it has an annual calendar combined with hour and minute recorder on the same subsidiary dial. The two times 30-minute register is used in conjunction with the aperture at the 6 o'clock position indicating if the minutes are in the first or second ?30?. The ingenious clutch mechanism employed in the chronograph allows the wearer to maintain the chronograph in use without additional wear on the movement, thereby negating the need for constant seconds. This clutch system also makes the chronograph start instantaneously without the jump that sometimes occurs with other chronograph systems. These technological advances, along with the watch?s undisputable good looks, are without a doubt the reason TIMEZONE members voted Ref. 5960 their ?Watch of the Year? in 2006