Lot Essay
This stunning white gold Annual Calendar Chronograph reference 5960G-010 was made in a limited edition of 100 examples for the opening of the Patek Philippe Boutique at Mercury in Moscow. To the best of our knowledge, this watch is only the fourth example of this limited edition to appear at auction since its launch in 2012. Offered in excellent overall condition, it is accompanied by the full set of accessories.
This limited edition Moscow 5960 features a blue soleil dial with white hour markers and a red chronograph hand, a colour scheme that echoes the white, blue and red of the Russian flag. Fitted with the Patek Philippe in-house caliber CH28-520 IRM QA 24H movement made of 456 parts, the dial of this highly impressive timepiece features a day, date and month aperture, a power reserve display and subsidiary dial for the chronograph function with a day and night indicator.
As Patek Philippe's first self-winding timepiece allying the chronograph and annual calendar complications, reference 5960 quickly grasped the attention of collectors and became one of the most popular modern watches of the manufacture. The present watch offers collectors the golden opportunity to obtain one of the rarest and most attractive limited edition versions of this landmark model.
This limited edition Moscow 5960 features a blue soleil dial with white hour markers and a red chronograph hand, a colour scheme that echoes the white, blue and red of the Russian flag. Fitted with the Patek Philippe in-house caliber CH28-520 IRM QA 24H movement made of 456 parts, the dial of this highly impressive timepiece features a day, date and month aperture, a power reserve display and subsidiary dial for the chronograph function with a day and night indicator.
As Patek Philippe's first self-winding timepiece allying the chronograph and annual calendar complications, reference 5960 quickly grasped the attention of collectors and became one of the most popular modern watches of the manufacture. The present watch offers collectors the golden opportunity to obtain one of the rarest and most attractive limited edition versions of this landmark model.