106th Auction

2022/5/21

Lot 122

Patek Philippe
Calatrava

A classic vintage Geneva wristwatch with auxiliary seconds - sold on November, 22nd 1951 - with Patek Philippe extract from the archives

Sold

estimated
4.5006.500 €
Price realized
6.300 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, push back, PPC 18 K gold buckle.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.303990
Ref.96
Diam.31 mm
Circa1951
Ctry.Switzerland


The Patek Philippe Calatrava Reference 96 was in production for over 40 years (1932-1973), a testament to its incredible success and popularity. Throughout that time, there were countless variations of this model with different case materials, dials and hands.
This example, made in 1951, has an attractive design with applied faceted gold indexes and alpha hands and a slightly darkened silvered service dial. The outer "perlé" minute ring is also of supreme quality and the case shows few signs of ageing.
The present watch is described and illustrated in: J. Michael Mehltretter "Armbanduhren, Technik, Funktion und Bewertung", 2nd corrected edition, Stuttgart 2022, p. 153f.