Patek Philippe
Annual Calendar Chronograph
5960/1A-010
Movement:
Automatic
Size:
40.5mm
Dial:
Ebony Black Opaline
Bracelet Material:
Stainless Steel
Case Material:
Stainless Steel
Year:
2018
Condition:
Excellent
Inclusion:
Box & Papers
Patek Philippe first combined two of their signature complications – the annual calendar and chronograph – when the Ref. 5960 was released in 2006. It was also the first watch from Patek Philippe that featured their in-house self-winding chronograph movement. That alone should explain why this timepiece is so special. This variant, the Ref. 5960/1A-010 in stainless steel featuring a black dial with white accents, is one of our favorites. It’s a true “everyday Patek” on a highly wearable 40.5mm case. Given that stainless steel, Patek Philippe timepieces are some of the most desirable and valuable timepieces in the market, there is added value on this variation since this reference has since been discontinued.
Considered as the leading luxury watch manufacture, Patek Philippe has been a vanguard in high-end watchmaking. Founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1839, the brand began as a joint venture between Antoni Norbet de Patek, an exiled Polish nobleman and his partner, François Czapek in making high-end pocket watches. Disagreements between them led to Czapek leaving the company in 1845, leading to a new venture between Patek and French watchmaker Adrien Philippe who invented the company’s stem and hand-winding mechanisms. One of Patek Philippe’s most iconic models, the Nautilus, remains to be one of the most sought-after luxury sports watches to this day. As a leading innovator in watchmaking, the brand has produced a number of technically advanced timepieces throughout the centuries, including special pieces like the Henry Graves Supercomplication, one of the world’s most complicated timepiece produced for the American banker Henry Graves, Jr. and is one of the most expensive watches sold for a record US$24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in 2014. Patek Philippe also currently holds the record for the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction for the Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010, which was sold at a Christie’s auction for US$31 million in 2019. The brand remains privately owned by the Stern family since purchasing the brand in 1932.
