PATEK PHILIPPE, STAINLESS STEEL FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH ‘AQUANAUT’, REF. 5968A



Details

CIRCA: 2018
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIAMETER: 42 mm.
DIAL: Black
MOVEMENT: Automatic
FUNCTIONS: Flyback chronograph, date
CLASP: Stainless steel double deployant clasp, signed Patek Philippe
BOX: Yes
PAPERS: Yes
WITH: Certificate of origin dated 2018, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging


Lot Essay

Fresh and clearly aimed at a younger, more adventurous buyer – the Aquanaut was the first model from the Geneva maison to come fitted with a tropical rubber strap – the Aquanaut was sports-luxe before it became a retail buzzword. Though the original reference was a modest 35.6-mm.
Reference 5968
Released in 2018 in a stainless steel case, the Aquanaut ref. 5968A-001 stands out with a remarkable aesthetic appeal. Typified by its striking orange chronograph hands gliding over the small 60-minute register and across the black dial, the contrast is youthful and dynamic. It features hours, minutes, date, chronograph and 60-minute register. The 42.2 mm. case, water-resistant to 120 metres, houses the 32 jewel automatic caliber CH 28-520 C, the movement is visible through the sapphire crystal case back.