Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Chronograph 5960P-001

PATEK PHILIPPE, REF. 5960P-001, A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE PLATINUM AUTOMATIC ANNUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, CASE NUMBER: 4’444’029, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 3’501’770 | Christie’s

CIRCA: 2008 CASE MATERIAL: Platinum, diamond between the lugs DIAMETER: 40 mm. STRAP MATERIAL: Brown nubuck leather strap DIAL: Grey, baton numerals with luminous hands and markers MOVEMENT: Cal. CH 28-520 IRM QA 24H, stamped with the Geneva seal, 40 jewels FUNCTIONS: Time, annual calendar, chronograph BUCKLE: Patek Philippe platinum folding buckle with clasp WITH: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin from 13 June 2008, product literature, original invoice, Patek Philippe service centre papers from 2010 and 2012, corrector pin, additional Patek Philippe brown CROCODILE leather strap, presentation box and outer packaging REMARK: Fresh to market, from the original owner Ψ The present lot has an additional endangered species strap which will not be shipped outside of the UAE. However, the strap can be collected from the sale office in Dubai. Contact a specialist for more information.As Patek Philippe’s first self-winding timepiece allying the chronograph and annual calendar complication, the reference 5960 quickly grasped the attention of collectors and became one of the most popular timepieces of the manufacture. Encompassing the Patek Philippe in-house caliber CH28-520 IRM QA 24H made of 456 parts, the timepiece features a day, date and month aperture, a power reserve display and subsidiary dial for the chronograph function with a day and night indicator. Now discontinued, the present timepiece represents the very first case material that was introduced for this reference.