Patek Philippe (Reference 5960R-010). A rose gold automatic wristwatch with date, day, month, chronograph, and annual calendar. 2012

Description

The Reference 5960 annual calendar, power reserve, chronograph, which was launched in 2006, features the first chronograph movement created by Patek Philippe and produced entirely in-house from start to finish. This modern self-winding movement includes a vertical clutch that is nearly wear-free. The platinum model with a charcoal gray dial was released in 2006, followed by a rose gold version with a dark silvery gray vertically satin-finished dial in 2009.The 5960 combines a mechanical fly-back chronograph with an annual calendar, two of the most popular complications in watchmaking. The calendar mechanism is based on a patent granted to Patek Philippe in 1996, while the chronograph module uses a traditional column wheel construction to control the start, stop, and reset commands. However, instead of a lever for a horizontal wheel clutch, it uses the clamp of a vertical disk clutch, making it more reliable and eliminating the risk of hand bounce in either direction when the chronograph is switched on. The disk clutch is virtually wear-free, which allows the chronograph hand to be used as a second hand without affecting the rate accuracy of the movement. As a result, the reference 5960 does not have a seconds subdial. The watch has a round case with an anti-reflection coated sapphire-crystal glass and a sapphire-crystal display back.Since its introduction, the Reference 5960 has hugely appreciated by collectors. The model is now discontinued and is becoming increasingly sought-after, especially in the stunning pink gold gold with black dial configuration, such as the present lot.