140 Patek Philippe An exceptionally well-preserved and highly desirable, perpetual calendar, split-seconds manual chronograph, moon phases, leap year indication, wristwatch in platinum with black diamond indexes dial, Certificate of Origin and solid caseback, reference 5004P.

Estimate: € 250.000 –⁠ 500.000

• Model Perpetual Calendar Split-Seconds Chronograph
• Year Circa 2006
• Reference 5004P-033
• Case Material Platinum
• Case Number 4’238’916
• Bracelet Material Leather strap
• Movement Manual, cal. CHR 27-70 Q, 28 jewels
• Movement Number 3'275'015
• Dimension 36.5mm Diameter
• Signed Case, dial and movement
• Accessories Accompanied by Patek Philippe Certificate of Origin stamped Leeds & Son U.S.A. dated May 20th 2006, additional platinum pin buckle, leather portfolio, instruction manual, product literature, additional solid caseback, setting pin, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
• Literature This specific watch was previously sold in Phillips Geneva "THE HONG KONG WATCH AUCTION: XVIII" auction May 25th 2024, as lot 890 for circa CHF 255,000.

In the landscape of modern high complications, the Patek Philippe reference 5004 stands as one of the manufacture’s most ambitious creations. Introduced in 1994 and produced until 2012, it combines a perpetual calendar chronograph with a split-seconds mechanism, uniting two of watchmaking’s most demanding complications in a single, balanced composition. This was never a watch of volume; with production believed to be in the low hundreds across all metals—and only a fraction in platinum—the reference 5004 has long been reserved for the most discerning collectors. Beyond its rarity, it is its philosophy that elevates it: each piece required immense time to produce, given the complexity of the CHR 27-70 Q calibre and the delicate integration of the split-seconds with a perpetual calendar.
The result is not merely a display of time, but a watch that expresses the limits of traditional watchmaking. The present platinum example embodies this with clarity, its deep semi-gloss black dial contrasting beautifully with applied diamond markers that catch the light with quiet intensity. The typography remains crisp, the layout harmonious, proof that even at its most complex, Patek Philippe never sacrifices elegance. Equally compelling is the excellent preservation of the case. Rendered in platinum, with its characteristic heft and discreet brilliance, the case retains well-defined lugs and crisp edges, indicative of careful wear. The pushers remain sharp, and the hallmarks beneath the lugs are deep and legible. Turning the watch over reveals its true soul: beneath the sapphire caseback lies a labyrinth of hand-finished components, executed to the highest Genevan standards. Accompanied by its original accessories and presented in such preserved condition, this platinum 5004 is a monument to the last great era of traditional, hand finished, manually wound grand complications, a chapter in horology that is unlikely ever to be written again in quite the same way.