CIRCA: 2007
CASE MATERIAL: 18k pink gold
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown CROCODILE leather strap
DIAL: Silvered with applied pink gold hour markers and hands. Sub dial at 3 o’ clock combines leap year indication and 30-minute counter, sub dial at 6 combines the date and moon phase while the one at 9 o’ clock combines the day/night indicator with running seconds
MOVEMENT: Cal. 27-70 Q, manual-winding
FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, perpetual calendar
BUCKLE: 18k pink gold folding buckle
WITH: Certificate of Origin confirming the sale of the watch in 2007, additional 18 pink gold caseback, corrector, pin, product literature, and presentation box

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

A successor of the celebrated reference 3970, reference 5970 was introduced to the market at Basel World in April 2005 and remained in production until about 2010. The model immediately enjoyed enormous popularity amongst collectors and was available in white gold or pink gold only until 2007 when the production of these two versions ceased.

Reference 5970 in yellow gold was in production only in 2008 and 2009. From 2009 until the end of production, the model was available exclusively in platinum. Reference 5970 is the last perpetual calendar chronograph of the company featuring the Geneva seal on the movement as Patek Philippe began stamping their movements with the Patek Philippe Seal from mid-2009 as a new quality benchmark for its mechanical timepieces.