155,250 HKD
"Calatrava" Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 966852, case No. 302895, Ref. 96. Made in 1950, sold on December 15, 1950. Very fine, one of a kind, mid-size, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concavelugs. Black with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiaryseconds. Yellow gold Breguet hands. Notes This watch originally had a silvered dial; the present black dial was specially made by Patek Philippe for one of its directors during the 1980s. The present watch is illustrated in “Patek Philippe Wristwatches” by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, p. 174.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-07-10