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Lot Essay
This fresh to the market platinum reference 5271/12P-001 embodies the perfect Patek Philippe combination of mechanical complexity and haute joaillerie. Representing ultimate exclusivity, this noble ruby-set perpetual calendar chronograph affords collectors with the all too scarce opportunity to possess a superlative example of this astonishing timepiece - one of the classic and much admired rarities of Patek Philippe’s modern production. Set with 80 shaped and carefully matched baguette-cut rubies of approximate 5.3 carats and a single baguette ruby as the 12 o’clock marker on the dial. The lacquer black dial with sunken sub-registers requires 12 coats of lacquer to achieve the richness of finish and depth of black colour demanded by Patek Philippe.
Of all coloured precious gemstones, no other stone fires the imagination quite like the ruby. The colour of ruby ranges all the way from pink to the deepest and richest shades of red. Down the centuries, this stone has entranced Kings and Princes, today ruby can command the highest prices of any coloured gemstone.
On the very few occasions in their history when Patek Philippe have chosen to create a watch that is set with coloured gemstones, it has been the ruby-set pieces that are always one of the most exclusive, either made upon special order or offered by invitation only to their most valued clients. Indeed, both Charles and Philippe Stern, former Presidents of Patek Philippe wore wristwatches with ruby-set dials as their personal watches, signalling that Patek Phlippe’s ruby set watches were something very special indeed.
In the last 20 years, the beauty and rarity of perfectly matched coloured precious stones has become more widely appreciated. For Patek Philippe, only perfection is acceptable. At the very top level in the rarefied world of modern Patek Philippe wristwatches is a small group of ruby-set pieces that are considered world-class. Always greatly admired and very impressive, the present reference 5271/12P-001 ruby-set platinum perpetual calendar chronograph was made in only a few examples and always a thrilling find for Patek collectors.
Of all coloured precious gemstones, no other stone fires the imagination quite like the ruby. The colour of ruby ranges all the way from pink to the deepest and richest shades of red. Down the centuries, this stone has entranced Kings and Princes, today ruby can command the highest prices of any coloured gemstone.
On the very few occasions in their history when Patek Philippe have chosen to create a watch that is set with coloured gemstones, it has been the ruby-set pieces that are always one of the most exclusive, either made upon special order or offered by invitation only to their most valued clients. Indeed, both Charles and Philippe Stern, former Presidents of Patek Philippe wore wristwatches with ruby-set dials as their personal watches, signalling that Patek Phlippe’s ruby set watches were something very special indeed.
In the last 20 years, the beauty and rarity of perfectly matched coloured precious stones has become more widely appreciated. For Patek Philippe, only perfection is acceptable. At the very top level in the rarefied world of modern Patek Philippe wristwatches is a small group of ruby-set pieces that are considered world-class. Always greatly admired and very impressive, the present reference 5271/12P-001 ruby-set platinum perpetual calendar chronograph was made in only a few examples and always a thrilling find for Patek collectors.