110th Auction
2024/5/18
Lot 259
Patek PhilippeCalatrava
A classic vintage Geneva wristwatch with auxiliary seconds
Sold
estimated
3.500—6.000 €
Price realized
8.200 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, push back.
Dial
Silvered, applied gold indexes.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.300340
Ref.96
Cal.12'''-120
Diam.30 mm
Circa1946
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 1946 and sold on May 12, 1947 to Grauwiler jewellers, has an attractive design with applied faceted gold indexes and gold alpha hands, and a slightly darkened silvered dial. The outer "perlé" minute ring is also of supreme quality and very well preserved.