CIRCA: 2008
CASE MATERIAL: Platinum with a 0.02 carat diamond on case (between the lugs at 6 o’ clock)
DIAMETER: 42 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Black CROCODILE leather strap
DIAL: Blue with printed tachymeter scale
MOVEMENT: Cal. 27-70 CHR, manual-winding
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, tachymeter
CLASP: Patek Philippe platinum deployant buckle
WITH: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin confirming the sale of the watch on August 6, 2008; presentation box and outer packaging

Ψ This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap.

These lots have been imported from outside of the UAE for sale. Should the lots be released into GCC/UAE free circulation, duty will be payable at 5% on the low estimate. Duty paid in Dubai is treated as final duty payment as per GCC''s customs laws. VAT at 5% will be applied to the hammer and buyer’s premium.

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Lot Essay

The Patek Philippe reference 5070 was introduced in 1998 and is believed to have been inspired by the Ref. 2512, a split-seconds chronograph from the 1950s. A historically-significant wristwatch, this was the first manual-winding chronograph (sans perpetual calendar) produced in series by the Patek Philippe since the Ref. 1463 in the 1960s.

The first series was cased in yellow gold, then white gold in 2001 followed by pink gold (2003) and finally, platinum in 2008. Each version of the case material was made in approximately 1,000 examples, except platinum of which only about 500 examples were made. At 42 mm. wide, the Ref. 5070 is one of the bigger watches (in terms of case size) ever produced by Patek Philippe.

Discontinued in 2009, the reference 5070 was the last of the classic Lemania-powered manually-wound two register chronographs from Patek Philippe. This reference was replaced by the Ref. 5170J, the brand’s first chronograph with an in-house manual-wound Cal. CH 29-535 PS.