Patek Philippe Reference 5959P-001 | A platinum split seconds chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2007 | 百達翡麗 型號 5959P-001 鉑金追針計時腕錶，製作年份約 2007

Patek Philippe

Reference 5959P-001
A platinum split seconds chronograph wristwatch, Circa 2007

百達翡麗 型號 5959P-001
鉑金追針計時腕錶，製作年份約 2007

Dial: white lacquered, Breguet numerals
Caliber: cal. CHR 27-525 PS mechanical, 27 jewels
Movement number: 3'637'054
Case: platinum, snap on sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 4'446'914
Closure: platinum Patek Philippe alligator buckle
Size: 33 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: yes
Accessories: Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin (undated) and product literature in large leather portfolio

Condition Report:
Case: The case is in overall very good condition with visible surface wear throughout commensurate with age. The buckle is in equivalent condition.

Dial: The dial is in overall excellent condition.

Movement: The movement is running at time of cataloging, however it was not tested for the accuracy of time or duration of the power reserve and may need service at the buyer's discretion. Please note that Sotheby's does not guarantee the future working of the movement. ***Please be advised that the bands on this watch are made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) and thus not sold with the watch, they are for display purposes only. We will remove these bands prior to international shipping and the state of California.***

Catalogue Note:
Exceedingly refined and exceptionally complex, the reference 5959 is one of Patek Philippe's most notable split seconds chronograph. The reference was launched in 2005, paying its homage to early chronographs manufactured by the firm dating back to the 1920s. Housed in a 33 mm platinum case which only has 2 buttons to control it rather than 3, the mechanical calibre CHR 27-525 PS reveals its sophistication through the sapphire crystal display back, with a height of only 5.25 millimeters. Up until recently, it was the thinnest split-seconds column wheel chronograph movement ever built.

Produced in platinum with two dial variants, the first series was available with a white lacquered dial and painted black Breguet numerals, followed by a black metal dial version with applied white gold Breguet numerals launched in 2008. Discontinued in 2018, it is estimated that less than 100 examples of the reference were manufactured over the course of its production.