Important Watches: Part II
Important Watches: Part II
Patek Philippe
Ref. 5496P-014 Platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, moon phases and leap year indication Circa 2015
Lot Closed
May 11, 01:28 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Patek Philippe
Ref. 5496P-014
Platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, moon phases and leap year indication
Circa 2015
Dial: champagne
Caliber: cal. 324 SQ R automatic movement, 30 jewels
Movement number: 5'804'939
Case: platinum, sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 6'004'515
Closure: Patek Phillippe leather strap and platinum folding clasp
Dimensions: 39.5 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin, instruction manual and winding case with charger and outer packaging
Introduced in 2011, the Reference 5496 is a perpetual calendar with a retrograde date hand. The first perpetual calendar with retrograde date was launched in 1937 in the ref. 96. In 1993, Patek Philippe introduced the reference 5050 with its distinctive retrograde date indicator, the hand taking a month to trace the arc between 8 and 4 o’clock. Both also show the day and month in apertures on the three to nine o’clock axis, with the Ref. 5050 having the additional benefit of a subtle leap-year indicator just below twelve o’clock. This same display can be seen in the Ref. 5496, powered by the 324 S QR.