Lot Essay
US$95,000-150,000
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 30 May 2008, additional case back, setting pin, product literature, instruction manual, sales tag, leather wallet, slip case, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch is close to "mint" condition.
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 has been available exclusively in platinum.
In 2011 at the Basel Fair it 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 in-house calibre CH 29-535 PS Q.
With Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin dated 30 May 2008, additional case back, setting pin, product literature, instruction manual, sales tag, leather wallet, slip case, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch is close to "mint" condition.
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 has been available exclusively in platinum.
In 2011 at the Basel Fair it 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 in-house calibre CH 29-535 PS Q.