Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Calatrava", No. 198298, case No. 294461, circa 1937. Extremely fine and rare astronomic, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases. | Important Watches, Wristwatches and clocks

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Geneva, Apr 20, 1996

LOT 268

Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneve, "Calatrava", No. 198298, case No. 294461, circa 1937. Extremely fine and rare astronomic, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

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C. massive, polished, satined. D. satined silver and gold with painted Arabic numerals + auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the lunations. M. 11 "' rhodiumed, "fausses cotes" decoration, 18 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 30 mm.

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A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatches", page 211. Only three examples in platinum of this model of wristwatch by Patek Philippe are known today : - one was sold by Antiquorum in October 1990, lot 484. - one is published in Patek Philippe Wristwatches, page 211, and bears the number 198297, which is the number just before this one. - the other one was sold to Giibelin in 1940.