168,500 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie. à Genève, No. 197736,case No. 412648, made for Shaefer & Hartel, Rochester, N. Y. (U. S. A. ), sold to William E. Sloan Jr. in July 1927 for $ 1'450.Very fine and rare 18K gold, triple complication, moon phase astronomical, keyless minute repeating watch, with perpetual calendar, split-seconds chronograph and instantaneous twice 30-minute recorder. In original mahogany fitted box, accompanied by the original certificate and receipt dated 1927. Three body, massive "bassine", polished with concealed hinge, the back engraved with a small crest. Hinged gold cuvette engraved: Made for WilliamE. Sloan Jr. in July 1927. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute and chronograph ring, sunksubsidiary dials for days of the week, minute register with inner moon phase aperture, its age on theborder, months, subsidiary seconds with red outerdate ring. Blued steel "spade" hands. Notes 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. The firt model had a Clous de Paris bezel; over the years, several variati
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-14
