PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE PLATINUM AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DAY AND NIGHT INDICATION, POWER RESERVE, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE PLATINUM AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DAY AND NIGHT INDICATION, POWER RESERVE, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5961/11P, MOVEMENT NO. 5'597'653, CASE NO. 4'760'835, MANUFACTURED IN 2012

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE PLATINUM AND SAPPHIRE-SET AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH DAY AND NIGHT INDICATION, POWER RESERVE, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE AND BOX
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5961/11P, MOVEMENT NO. 5'597'653, CASE NO. 4'760'835, MANUFACTURED IN 2012
MOVEMENT: Automatic, Cal. CH28-520/521, PP seal, 40 jewels
DIAL: Black, baguette-cut sapphire-set numerals, three apertures for day, date and month, fan-form power reserve indication, engine-turned subsidiary dial for 30 minute and 12 hour registers combined with day and night indication
CASE: Platinum, baguette-cut sapphire-set bezel, glazed display screw back, two chronograph buttons in the band, 40.5 mm. diam.
STRAP/BUCKLE: Patek Philippe crocodile strap, platinum and baguette-cut sapphire-set Patek Philippe deployant clasp
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 1 January 2013, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Furthermore delivered with Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with black dial, baguette-cut sapphire hour-markers and is set with 58 baguette-cut sapphires weighing approximately 5.30 carats in 2012 and its subsequent sale on 2 March 2012.

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> Some watches 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. > Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory, tortoiseshell and crocodile. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

The success of Patek Philippe is their ability to cater to the needs and taste of all their collectors. One of the manufacture’s longstanding complicated classics, the Reference 5960, combining a self-winding chronograph with annual calendar developed and manufactured in-house was first introduced in platinum in 2006, then in pink gold and in 2014, Patek Philippe astonished collectors with the Reference 5960/1A, a stainless steel sporty version with bracelet.

This same reference 5960 was also the inspiration behind the reference 5961, a bejeweled iteration fitted with a baguette-cut diamond-set bezel that was introduced in 2011. The present lot Reference 5961P/011 is the much rarer sapphire variation, adorned with 58 baguette sapphires with a total weight of 5.3 carats. In addition to the bezel, the black dial hour markers and the deployant buckle are also set with baguette-cut sapphires. Merging high technology with haute joiallerie, the 5961P/011 continues to titillate Patek Philippe’s collectors with its unique blend of elegance and watchmaking excellence.

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