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  • Manufacturer: Patek Philippe
    Year: 2014
    Reference No: 5960P-016
    Model Name: Annual Calendar Chronograph
    Material: Platinum
    Calibre: Automatic, Cal. 28-520
    Bracelet/Strap: Black Alligator
    Clasp/Buckle: Platinum Patek Philippe Folding Clasp
    Accessories: Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, Leather Folio with Booklets, Stylus and Slip Case.

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    Patek Philippe

    Swiss • 1839

    Since its founding in 1839, this famous Geneva-based firm has been surprising its clientele with superbly crafted timepieces fitted with watchmaking's most prestigious complications. Traditional and conservative designs are found across Patek Philippe's watches made throughout their history — the utmost in understated elegance.

    Well-known for the Graves Supercomplication — a highly complicated pocket watch that was the world’s most complicated watch for 50 years — this family-owned brand has earned a reputation of excellence around the world. Patek's complicated vintage watches hold the highest number of world records for results achieved at auction compared with any other brand. For collectors, key models include the reference 1518, the world's first serially produced perpetual calendar chronograph, and its successor, the reference 2499. Other famous models include perpetual calendars such as the ref. 1526, ref. 3448 and 3450, chronographs such as the reference 130, 530 and 1463, as well as reference 1436 and 1563 split seconds chronographs. Patek is also well-known for their classically styled, time-only "Calatrava" dress watches, and the "Nautilus," an iconic luxury sports watch first introduced in 1976 as the reference 3700 that is still in production today.

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Ref. 5960P-016
The Patek Philippe reference 5960 housed the brand's very first automatic chronograph calibre. With many iterations over the years, of different dial and disc colours, case metals and bracelet/straps, none are as rare as the present 5960P-016. This variant was in production for just one year between 2013 and 2014, with a rumoured production run of only 50 watches. Sporting an annual calendar and the first automatic chronograph developed and manufactured in house, the 5960P, though remaining sporty in its nature, retains much more elegance than its stainless steel brothers. The monochromatic black dial, paired with its matte black alligator strap are superb, and with a case size of 40.5mm, the watch remains utterly wearable, and extremely comfortable. Coming direct to us from its original owner and freshly unsealed from a Patek service, this example comes complete with its certificate, box and, accessories.

2014

Price £62,500