PATEK PHILIPPE, PERPETUAL CALENDAR REF. 5496P,

CIRCA: 2015
CASE MATERIAL: Platinum
DIAMETER: 39.5 mm.
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). (The leather strap of this lot will be custom-made which means the lot will only be available for collection or shipped to the buyer at least 15 working days after the payment is made in full.)
DIAL: Honey brown dial
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Perpetual calendar, retrograde date, moon phases and leap year indication
BUCKLE: Platinum Patek Philippe deployant clasp
WITH: Certificate of Origin dated 17 February 2015 and product literature in leather folder, presentation box and outer packaging

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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.