Patek Philippe. A fine, large and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour indication, additional case back, setting pin, original certificate and box

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PATEK PHILIPPERef. 5970JThe following two lots, 157 and 158, are fine examples of Patek Philippe’s ref. 5970 model, both consigned by their original owners. A successor of the celebrated reference 3970, reference 5970 was introduced to the market at Basel World in April 2005 and remained in production until about 2010. The model immediately enjoyed enormous popularity amongst collectors and was available in white gold or pink gold only until 2007 when the production of these two versions ceased. Reference 5970 in yellow gold was in production only in 2008. From 2008 until the end of production, the model was available exclusively in platinum. Reference 5970 is the last perpetual calendar chronograph of the company featuring the Geneva seal on the movement as Patek Philippe began stamping their movements with the Patek Philippe Seal from mid-2009 as a new quality benchmark for its mechanical timepieces.The Property of the Original Owner

Patek Philippe. A fine, large and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour indication, additional case back, setting pin, original certificate and box

Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5970G, movement no. 3'049’435, case no. 4'458’208, manufactured in 2008

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Patek Philippe. A fine, large and rare 18K gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases, 24 hour indication, additional case back, setting pin, original certificate and box
Signed Patek Philippe, Genève, ref. 5970G, movement no. 3'049’435, case no. 4'458’208, manufactured in 2008
Movement: manual, cal. CH 27-70 Q, stamped with the Geneva seal, 24 jewels
Dial: silvered matte, applied gold baton numerals, railway minute divisions combined with five minutes Arabic divisions, outer tachymetre scale, two windows for day and month in English, three subsidiary dials for constant seconds combined with 24 hours indication, 30 minutes register combined with leap year indication, date combined with aperture for moon phases
Case: glazed display screw back
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 40 mm. diam.
With: 18K gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin stamped by Gioielleria Fasoli, Brescia and dated August 2008, second solid case back, gold and wooden setting pin, product literature, leather pouch, wooden presentation box and outer packaging.

Special Notice

On lots marked with an + in the catalogue, VAT will be charged at 8% on both the premium as well as the hammer price. 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.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that the certificate illustrated on the catalogue image is not the original certificate of the watch. The original certificate is mentionned in the description.

Lot Essay

The present yellow gold reference 5970 is in very good overall condition and comes complete with its original accessories from second non-glazed case back to Certificate of Origin. Consigned by the original owner the present watch has never been offered at auction before.

A successor of the celebrated reference 3970, reference 5970 was introduced to the market at Basel World in April 2005 and remained in production until about 2010. The model immediately enjoyed enormous popularity amongst collectors and was available in white gold or pink gold only until 2007 when the production of these two versions ceased. Reference 5970 in yellow gold was in production only in 2008. From 2008 until the end of production, the model was available exclusively in platinum.
Reference 5970 is the last perpetual calendar chronograph of the company featuring the Geneva seal on the movement as Patek Philippe began stamping their movements with the Patek Philippe Seal from mid-2009 as a new quality benchmark for its mechanical timepieces.

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