PATEK PHILIPPE, PLATINUM PERPETUAL CALENDAR WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION, REF. 5496P-014, MOVEMENT NO. 5’991’656, CASE NO. 6’115’341

CIRCA: 2016
CASE MATERIAL: Platinum
CASE SIZE: 39.5 mm. diam.
STRAP MATERIAL: 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 calf leather strap (not shown)
DIAL: Honey brown
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Perpetual calendar, retrograde date, moon phases, leap year indication
CALIBER: 324 S QR
WITH: Platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin dated 25 July 2017, product literature, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging

+ This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’

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.

This lot is subject to standard Swiss VAT rules and 7.7% VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ and the ‘buyer’s premium’
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.

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Consigned by an important private collector, the present watch has been worn only lightly and is preserved in excellent condition. It is fresh to the market and sold with the full set of accessories.

Reference 5496
When Patek Philippe launched the new reference 5496 at Baselworld 2011, the watch impressed immediately with its signature combination of perpetual calendar, retrograde date display, silvered dial and 39.5 mm. case size in platinum (inspired by the famous 1930s Calatrava reference 96).

In 2014, Patek Philippe revived this elegant reference with a new coloured dial charmingly named ‘honey brown’ in a platinum case, as can be seen in the present watch. The sun-ray pattern of the dial captures the gilded reflections of the light to transform the dial into gradations of an inviting caramel tone which, in turn, contrasts beautifully with the white gold hands and indexes.

The reference 5496P-014 with honey brown dial is no longer listed in Patek Philippe's catalogues today.