Important Watches: Part I
Important Watches: Part I
Patek Philippe
Ref. 5496P-001 Double-sealed platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, moon phases and leap-year indication Circa 2012 | 百達翡麗 | 5496P-001型號鉑金萬年曆腕錶備逆跳日期、月相及閏年顯示，連雙重密封包裝，年份約2012
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May 10, 11:59 AM GMT
Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 CHF
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Patek Philippe
Ref. 5496P-001
Double-sealed platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date, moon phases and leap-year indication
Circa 2012
百達翡麗
5496P-001型號鉑金萬年曆腕錶備逆跳日期、月相及閏年顯示，連雙重密封包裝，年份約2012
Dial: silvered
Calibre: cal. 324 automatic, 30 jewels
Case: platinum, snap-on sapphire crystal display back
Closure: Patek Philippe alligator strap and platinum buckle
Dimensions: 39.5 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin
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.
The present example of the model is offered with certificate of origin and is double factory sealed.