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Patek Philippe. A large and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial, original certificate and box

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5070, movement no. 3’146’389, case no. 4’068’608, circa 2000 Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5070, movement no. 3’146’389, case no. 4’068’608, manufactured in 1999

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Patek Philippe. A large and rare 18K gold chronograph wristwatch with black dial, original certificate and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5070, movement no. 3’146’389, case no. 4’068’608, circa 2000 Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5070, movement no. 3’146’389, case no. 4’068’608, manufactured in 1999
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 27-70 CHR, 24 jewels, Geneva seal
DIAL: black matte, applied gold Arabic numerals, outer tachymetre scale and railway five minute divisions, two sunken engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minutes register
CASE: 18K yellow gold large case, stepped bezel, glazed display screw back, 42 mm. diam.
BUCKLE: 18K gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 23 February 2000 and stamped Joyeria Genève, Grand Canaria, presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial, yellow gold Arabic numerals, bassine style in 1999 and its subsequent sale on 14 September 1999

Special Notice

Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

Lot Essay

The present reference 5070 is fresh to the market and furthermore preserved in very good overall condition.

Reference 5070
Reference 5070, Patek Philippe’s first chronograph-only model since decades, was launched in 1998. It was first produced exclusively in yellow gold which was replaced in 2001 by the white gold version. The pink gold variant was launched in 2003, platinum in 2008.

It is fitted with the calibre 27-70 movement, based on the Nouvelle Lemania ébauche especially developed for Patek Philippe

With its case diameter of 42 mm. reference 5070 is, together with the Sky Moon Tourbillon ref. 5002 (see lot 146 in this auction), the largest watch in Patek Philippe’s production.

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