Patek Philippe
Reference 5960R-001 | A pink gold annual calendar flyback chronograph wristwatch with day/night and power reserve indication | Circa 2013
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November 12, 02:03 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: beige
Calibre: cal. 28-520 automatic, 40 jewels
Movement number: 5’669’258
Case: 18k pink gold, screw-down sapphire crystal display case back
Case number: 4’869’307
Closure: 18k pink gold Patek Philippe folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, instruction manual, leather bifold, numbered hang tag, setting pin and presentation case with outer packaging
Launched in 2006, the 5960 combines a mechanical fly-back chronograph with an annual calendar, two of the most popular complications in watchmaking, and also represents the first ever automatic chronograph calibre created in-house by the brand.
The calendar mechanism is based on a patent granted to Patek Philippe in 1996, while the chronograph module uses a traditional column wheel construction to control the start, stop, and reset commands. However, instead of a lever for a horizontal wheel clutch, it uses the clamp of a vertical disk clutch, making it more reliable and eliminating the risk of hand bounce in either direction when the chronograph is switched on. The disk clutch is virtually wear-free, which allows the chronograph hand to be used as a second hand without affecting the rate accuracy of the movement. As a result, the reference 5960 does not have a seconds sub-dial. The watch has a round case with an anti-reflection coated sapphire-crystal glass and a sapphire-crystal display back.
Since its introduction, the Reference 5960 has hugely appreciated by collectors. The model is now discontinued and is becoming increasingly sought-after