5970
- Production
- 2004–2011
- Model
- Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
- Case material
- 18k Gold / Platinum
- Case size
- 40mm
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- CH 27-70 Q
- Dial colours
- Silver / White, Black
- Market value band
- $220k – $380k
The last Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph built on the Lemania-based movement, and the end of a line running back through the 3970 to the 2499. It is larger than the 3970 at 40mm, with a tachymeter scale and applied Breguet numerals on some executions. Production across all metals is generally estimated in the low thousands, which is why it has become the reference collectors of this complication tend to converge on.
Key dates.
- Discontinued; the 5270 replaces it with Patek Philippe's own chronograph movement
- The movement is the Lemania-based calibre, not the in-house CH 29-535 PS Q that arrived with the 5270.
Before you ask.
When was the Patek Philippe 5970 produced?
The 5970 was produced from 2004 to 2011.
What movement does the Patek Philippe 5970 use?
The Patek Philippe 5970 runs the CH 27-70 Q, a manual movement.
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