24,955 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 920251, case No. 296655, Ref. 96, made in 1940, sold on December 7, 1940.Very fine and extremely rare, 18K white and pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with leather strap and18K white gold Patek Philippe buckle.Accompanied by leather fitted box. Three-body, bicolor, solid, brushed, pink gold flat bezel and winding-crown, white gold body, concave lugs. pink with painted Arabic numerals and indexes, auxiliary seconds dial. “Bâton” blued steel hands. Cal. 12’’’-120, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm.Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Notes This type of model was usually produced with a case in stainless steel and pink gold bezel and crown, rather than in solid white and pink gold as the example offered here.A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 170.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
