Black and Diamond Patek Philippe Minute Repeater, Ref 5033P
Auctioned by Bonhams in Hong Kong for HK$5.6 million.
Patek Philippe’s combination of a minute repeater with an annual calendar has long generated excitement ever since it was launched in 2002, with the reference 5033P wristwatch’s complex, 483-component calibre R27 PS QA movement spurring horologists’ enthusiasm even further. Most of the 80 pieces produced (until the watch’s discontinuation in 2012) featured a silver dial, but this particular lot boasts a black dial with a diamond-set case. So rare is this combination that only two other examples have appeared at auction, especially as this version was produced for just one year.