20,700 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, Calatrava,No. 827695, case No. 295005, Ref. 96, made in 1937, delivered to Freccero y Cia, Montevideo (Uruguay), on October 10, 1937.Very fine and rare, elegant, indirect center-seconds, 18K yellow gold gentleman’s wristwatch with leather strap and 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Three-body, solid, polished, flat bezel, concave lugs. two-tone silver with applied gold indexes and Arabic numerals. “Feuille” yellow gold hands. Cal. 12’’’-120, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. 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. 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 harmoniously and produce a “tonneau” effect.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
