Patek Philippe

PATEK PHILIPPE 5059P ANNUAL CALENDAR

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ITEM PATEK PHILIPPE 5059P ANNUAL CALENDAR PRICE £53,750 CONDITION Unworn ITEM INFO FACTORY SEALED AND COMPLETELY UNWORN PATEK PHILIPPE 5059P ANNUAL CALENDAR IN PLATINUM. Rare and Collectible Gent's Platinum Patek Philippe 5059-P Retrograde Perpetual Calendar. White Dial with Black Roman Numerals, Retrograde Date Indicator, Day, Date, Month & Leap Year Indicators, Moonphase Indicator, and Sweep Second Hand. Highest Quality Black Patek Philippe Crocodile Strap attached to the Platinum Patek Philippe Deployant Clasp. Thirty-One Jewels. Case Diameter: 36mm Case Thickness: 5.25mm Power Reserve: 38 - 48 Hours. Handmade Swiss Automatic Movement visible through Sapphire Exhibition Platinum Half-Hunting Dustcover Caseback. Rare Retrograde Perpetual Calendar, this watch is one of Patek's finest pieces and has the unusual and complicated retrograde date function. This model has been discontinued and no longer offered by Patek and will surely take a dramatic increase in value This watch is in Perfect Condition, Unworn complete with the Automatic Patek Philippe Leather Winding box, setting stylus, booklets, leather wallet, original Patek Philippe warranty papers, hang tags, etc. Also has Patek Philippe Leather Winding Box. From Bond streets oldest watch dealers by far. 1953-2011. AS SAID THIS WATCH IS UNWORN FACTORY SEALED AND IS NOT A USED WATCH. Please call for more information on all models 0207 493 8937

PATEK PHILIPPE 5059P ANNUAL CALENDAR - Chronology

Patek Philippe Chronology:

• 1839 – Patek, Czapek & Cie is founded in Geneva.
• 1844 – Antoine Norbert de Patek meets Jean-Adrien Philippe in Paris.
• 1851 – Patek Philippe present the smallest time piece in the world at the Great Exhibition on London.
• 1868 – Patek Philippe manufacture the first Swiss wristwatch.
• 1916 – The efforts of Patek’s master watchmakers result in the first complicated ladies wristwatch.
• 1925 – Patek design and produce the world’s first perpetual calendar wristwatch.
• 1932 – The Stern family buy the Patek Philippe company and introduce the “Calatrava” watch.
• 1962 – Patek Philippe sets a new record in the Geneva Observatory competition.
• 1977 – The famous Nautilus collection is released.
• 1989 – Patek Philippe celebrates its 150th anniversary by making the most complicated watch in the world the Caliber 89.
• 1999 – Patek releases a range of watches aimed at discerning female clients called the "Twenty-4" collection.
• 2006 – The first annual calendar chronograph is developed and made in platinum by Patek Philippe with the reference 5960P.

How to spot a fake Patek Philippe

The old adage about a fake Rolex still holds – “if it ticks, it’s fake”. But what are the other signs you can look out for to ensure your investment stays just that, an investment?

Clear Caseback
One of the easiest ways to spot a fake Rolex is by its clear caseback (or “skeleton” caseback) which allows you to see the watch’s inner workings. Bonafide mass-produced Rolex watches do not have such a feature.

Engraving
Rolex do not engrave their watches.  On a genuine Rolex, the caseback will be smooth, whilst fakes might feature engraved logos and other designs. There are rare exceptions, including a pre-1990s ladies' models, which had "Original Rolex Design" (or similar variation) engraved on the back of the case, and a Sea-Dweller display that has "Rolex Oyster Original Gas Escape Valve" engraved around the outside.

Hologram Sticker
Real Rolex watches are shipped with a 3D hologram-encoded sticker on the caseback. This sticker features the watch’s serial number in gold lettering. For post-2002 models, this sticker features a Rolex crown above the serial number, which is in black lettering not gold. A fake usually features a non-hologram sticker which repeats the Rolex pattern and does not change when viewed from other angles.

Micro Etched Crystals
After 2002, Rolex introduced a tiny crown logo micro-etched onto the crystal of some watches at the area around the six o'clock mark. This should not be present in earlier models.

Cyclops Lens
Real Rolex watches with a current date display feature a Cyclops lens that magnifies the tiny aperture 2.5 times. Fake Rolex watches only magnify by 1.5 times, although some fakes offer a larger font on the date to give the illusion of higher magnification.

Case Reference Number
On real Rolex watches, the serial and case reference numbers are engraved in such a way that they feature very fine lines, which catch the light, similar to a diamond cut edge.  Some fake Rolex watches feature a sandy “acid etched” appearance. On fake Rolexes, the numbers can appear too close together, and most counterfeiters tend to use the same numbers on their watches.