212,400 HKD
“Monochrome Pink Ref. 96” Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 920607, case No. 296858, Ref. 96. Made in 1941, sold on May 19th, 1941. Very fine, mid-sized, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with two-tone gold dial and an 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs. Two-tone gold with applied pink gold baton indexes and Arabic quarters, outer minute divisions on a polished ground, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold "feuille" hands. Notes Ref. 96 Production of reference 96 with caliber 12''' 120 started in 1932. Similar watches are illustrated in “Collecting Patek Philippe Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2004, vol. I, pp. 36, 37, 51, 253, and vol. II pp. 40-46.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
