42,480 CHF
Ref. 96, Staybrite “Calatrava” Patek Philippe & Co, Genève”, No. 199139, case No. 610889, Ref. 96. Movement made in 1921 and cased in 1934. Sold on September 3, 1934. Very fine and extremely rare, staybrite steel gentleman`s wristwatch with the signature “Patek Philippe & Co, Genève” arranged circularly at 3 and eccentric seconds. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Three-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, downturned lugs, snap-on back engraved with initial “A”. Matte silver with applied steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, sunk subsidiary dial for the seconds at 9, signed “Patek Philippe & Co, Genève” at 3. Steel “feuille” hands. Cal. 12’’’, frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement “à moustache”, cut bi-metallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30.6 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of an Swiss Gentleman Notes The design of Ref. 96 dates from 1932. This dial is the so-called “Observatory” dial. The rarity of the present watch comes from the fact that an early movement is housed in a later Ref. 96 Calatravatype case.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13
