144,900 HKD
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 868144, case No. 667620, Ref. 533, circa 1957.Very fine, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer. three-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs. matte silver with applied gold indexes andRoman numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, outer tachometer, 1/5th second and seconds graduation. “Bâton” yellow gold hands. Cal. 13’’’-130, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm. Notes Ref. 533Production of this reference started in 1937.A similar watch is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 1998 Edition, p. 264.CalatravaFor more than sixty years the Calatrava has been considered a classic and the most popular wristwatch, even though its production is limited to a few thousand pieces per year, since it takes about nine months to complete one watch. Patek Philippe, which initially specialized in custom-made watches, launched its first collection in 1932, with the creation of the Calatrava. This wristwatch collection for gentlemen derived its name from the knight’s cross, symbol of the Geneva manufacturer. Over thyears, several variations were created. Some cases are endowed with straight lugs from which the strap is assembled, others have integrated lugs that flow
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
