201,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Calatrava", No. 819774, case No. 294463, Ref. 96, made in 1928, delivered to Guillermin in Paris on 12 August 1932. Very fine 18K yellow gold, half-hunting cased gentleman's wristwatch. Four body, massive, polished, black enamel Roman numerals on the cover. matt silver with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. "Breguet " blued steel hands. Notes A wristwatch is highly desirable for collectors because of its rarity and those details in the case, the dial and the numerals which denote the evolution of style and design. It is the constant search towards an always more refined style, preceding the trends, positioning the product at the avant-garde of the market, that motivates manufacture designers to create unique models as market testers or as special orders from clients. After our research on this Patel Philippe half-hunting cased wristwatch, it transpires that in our 27 years of auctions, and with a grand total of 37 years of experience among our in-house experts, never have we seen nor heard of a Calatrava wristwatch with half-hunting case made by Patek Philippe. Montres bracelets a couvercle Shortly after 1920, wristwatches were selling better than pocket watches. Most eminent designers and makers were keen to find, for sport and everyday wristwatches, an equivalent to the popular hunting cased pocket watches which could easily be personalised with a monogram or enamelled decoration on the cover. Cartier and Verger, in Fra Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
