Important Watches: Part II
Important Watches: Part II
Patek Philippe
Ref. 5070R-001 Pink gold chronograph wristwatch Circa 2006
Lot Closed
May 11, 01:32 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Patek Philippe
Ref. 5070R-001
Pink gold chronograph wristwatch
Circa 2006
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 27-70 manual winding, 24 jewels
Movement number: 3'362'986
Case: 18k pink gold, screw-down sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 4'359'196
Closure: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe folding clasp
Dimensions: 42 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, instruction manual, leather bifold and presentation case with outer packaging
Favoured for its sporty, elegant design, Ref. 5070 is among the largest wristwatches ever made by Patek Philippe. Introduced in 1998, the model marked Patek Philippe’s return to the manufacture of pure chronograph wristwatches (i.e. those without the addition of calendar work); such chronographs had been absent from the company’s production for almost 30 years, since the cessation of Ref.1463 in the late 1960s.The inspiration for Ref. 5070 was Ref. 2512, a split-seconds chronograph produced by Patek Philippe between 1950 and 1952; indeed, the case and dial designs of the 5070 and 2512 are very much alike. The 5070 model has now been discontinued and, at Basel World in Spring 2010, the firm unveiled Ref. 5170 as its only gentleman’s ‘simple’ chronograph.