PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY FINE AND RARE 18K WHITE GOLD PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASES, 24 HOUR AND LEAP YEAR INDICATION SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, REF. 5970, MOVEMENT NO. 3'047'396, CASE NO. 4'274'609, MANUFACTURED IN 2004 Movement: CH 27-70 Q, manual, 24 jewels, Geneva seal, signed Dial: Signed Case: Glazed display screw back, 40 mm. diam., signed With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe deployant clasp, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch in 2004 and its subsequent sale on 12 November 2004, additional case back, setting pin, presentation box and outer packaging
Reference 5970 was introduced to the market at the Basel Fair in April 2005 and replaced the celebrated reference 3970. The model immediately enjoyed enormous 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. From 2008 to 2010, the model was available exclusively in platinum.
To the best of our knowledge, the present example has never been offered in public before.