Patek Philippe
Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
5970R-001
Movement:
Manual
Size:
40mm
Dial:
Silver
Bracelet Material:
Leather
Case Material:
Rose Gold
Year:
2009
Condition:
Excellent Condition
Inclusion:
Box and Papers
The Patek Philippe Ref. 5970R is considered as one of the finest complicated wristwatches made in the 21st century. Released in 2004 as the successor to the Ref. 3970, it came in a larger case profile of 40mm and was powered by a Lemania-based manual caliber CH27-70. The 5970 was subsequently executed into nine other dial configurations. This example is executed with a fine silver dial encased in full rose gold. This modern rarity remained only in production for five years before being discontinued in 2009.
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.
