9,000 CHF
Ref. 96, Yellow Gold Patek Philippe, Genève, movement No. 922593, case No. 297955, Ref. 96. Made circa 1942. Very fine, 18K yellow gold wristwatch. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origin and fitted Patek Philippe box. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, snap-on case back. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer engraved minute division. Yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. 12’’’120, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 30 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Notes Ref 96 was created in 1932, a round watch in a compellingly modern style that soon became an icon of the classic art of watchmaking.The clarity of its lines was perpetuated throughout several collections and today is still considered archetypal. Reference 96, "Calatrava" Produced in 18K yellow, pink or white gold or in stainless steel, very rarely in platinum. The latter are usually produced with Ref. 570, in a larger size and with diamond-set indexes on the dial. Similar watches are published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998, pp. 173, 174, 183.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-16
