PATEK PHILIPPE. A FINE AND RARE PLATINUM CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, DOUBLE SEALED SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5070, MOVEMENT NO. 3'715'198, CASE NO. 4'460'461, CIRCA 2008 Movement: Cal. CH 27-70, manual, 24 jewels, Geneva seal, signed Dial: Signed Case: Glazed display screw back, 42 mm. diam., signed With: Platinum Patek Philippe buckle, Certificate of Origin dated 16 September 2008, product literature, leather folder and original slip case
Reference 5070 was the first chronograph-only reference produced by Patek Philippe since the reference 1463 was discontinued in the late 1960s. It was introduced in 1998 in yellow gold only, then beginning in 2001 in white gold, in 2003 pink gold and since 2008 it has only been produced in platinum (for an 18k gold 5070, please see lot 2333 in this sale)
It is thought that for each version colour that production ceased after reaching 1000 pieces.
To the best of our knowledge, the present example has never been offered in public before.