6,000 CHF
Yellow Gold, Ref. 96 Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, “Calatrava”, movement No. 819722, case No. 293971, Ref. 96. Made in 1928, encased in 1933, sold on November 23rd, 1935. Very fine and rare, early, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original Certificate of Origin and the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, straight lugs, snap-on case back. Silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dial for the seconds, outer engraved minute division. Yellow gold feuille hands. 12’’’, gilt brass, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, self-compensating blued Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm Notes 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
