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Lot Essay
US$20,000-30,000
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 15 November 2006, Attestation, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Reference 5565 was made in a limited edition of 300 examples in stainless steel only. Offered here in excellent condition, the present lot is fresh to the market and less than 21 examples of reference 5565 have appeared at auction thus far according to our research.
Inspired by Patek Philippe's celebrated reference 565 from 1938, reference 5565 - which was exclusively available in the Geneva Salons - features a stainless steel case and the highly attractive two-tone silvered dial. Reminiscent of the dials from the period, it combines a vertical satin finish centre combined with applied black nickel-plated gold Arabic and baton numerals. Its movement is the famous calibre 215 PS, developed in the early 1970s and much appreciated by collectors. The design of the sleek case is derived from the famous reference 565, the screw back is decorated with an engraving of Patek Philippe's building on Rue du Rhone and the inscription "1839-1892-2006", commemorating three key dates in the firm's history:
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 15 November 2006, Attestation, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Reference 5565 was made in a limited edition of 300 examples in stainless steel only. Offered here in excellent condition, the present lot is fresh to the market and less than 21 examples of reference 5565 have appeared at auction thus far according to our research.
Inspired by Patek Philippe's celebrated reference 565 from 1938, reference 5565 - which was exclusively available in the Geneva Salons - features a stainless steel case and the highly attractive two-tone silvered dial. Reminiscent of the dials from the period, it combines a vertical satin finish centre combined with applied black nickel-plated gold Arabic and baton numerals. Its movement is the famous calibre 215 PS, developed in the early 1970s and much appreciated by collectors. The design of the sleek case is derived from the famous reference 565, the screw back is decorated with an engraving of Patek Philippe's building on Rue du Rhone and the inscription "1839-1892-2006", commemorating three key dates in the firm's history: