Patek Philippe Tiffany & Co. Chronograph Lamenia 5070G White Gold

The 5070 brought Patek Philippe’s standalone chronograph back after roughly three decades, but it would also become the last of its kind.

Introduced in 1998, the Ref. 5070 was Patek Philippe’s first serially produced modern chronograph-only wristwatch since the Ref. 1463 disappeared in the 1960s.

Inside was the manually wound CH 27-70, derived from the Nouvelle Lemania 2310. Patek extensively reworked and finished the movement, but its outsourced architecture makes the 5070 the final chapter before the manufacture introduced its own chronograph calibre in the succeeding Ref. 5170.

The 42mm case was unusually large for Patek at the time, while its stepped bezel, Arabic numerals and square pushers took inspiration from the extraordinary 48mm Ref. 2512 split-seconds chronograph of 1950.

This 2004 white-gold 5070G adds another detail: Tiffany & Co. signed at 6 o’clock, marking it as a double-signed example retailed through the historic Patek Philippe–Tiffany relationship.

A watch sitting neatly between two eras of Patek chronograph making.

Patek Philippe Tiffany & Co. Chronograph Lamenia 5070G White Gold

• Case: White gold
• Size: 42mm
• Movement: Manual Winding Caliber CH 27-70
• Power Reserve: 60-hour
• Crystal: Sapphire
• Function: Hours & minutes, Small seconds, Chronograph