MANUFACTURED IN: 2005
CASE MATERIAL: 18K white gold
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: Silvered
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Perpetual calendar, moon phases, chronograph, 30 minute and 12 hour register, 24 hour indication
CALIBER: CH 27-70 Q
WITH: 18K white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Certificate of Origin issued by Boodle & Dunthorne Ltd. and dated 08/02/05, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 18K white gold with steel-grey coloured dial and white gold indexes with black nickel coating in 2004 and its subsequent sale on 28 January 2005, product literature, leather wallet, wooden and gold setting pin, wooden 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 a private collector the present ref. 5970G has never been offered in public before. It is furthermore preserved in very good overall condition.

Reference 5970
Reference 5970 was introduced to the market at the Basel Fair in April 2005 and replaced the celebrated reference 3970. The model immediately enjoyed great 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. Since 2008, the model was available exclusively in platinum.

At the 2011 Basel Fair, the reference 5970 was replaced by the smaller reference 5270 which additionally has a day/night indication on the dial, as well as a separate leap year cycle, and is equipped with the in-house caliber CH 29-535 PS Q.

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. Despite having been manufactured in recent years, reference 5970 is already today considered a great classic and will not only provide enormous pleasure on its future owner's wrist, but will also be a pillar in any collection focusing on Patek Philippe's history of complicated wristwatches.