Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 160

Patek Philippe Ref. 5960 Platinum Patek Philippe, Genève, ?Annual Calendar Chronograph,? Ref. 5960P-001. Sold in 2008. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond wristwatch with round button fly-back 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 fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, Top Wesselton diamond set between lugs at 6, correctors in the band, screweddown 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. Luminous white gold 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.