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Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 166

Yellow Gold Ref. 2555 "Calatrava Center-Seconds" Patek Philippe, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 708179, case No. 310363, Ref. 2555. Made circa 1960. Very fine, center-seconds, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the original Certificate of Origin.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, flat bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silvered with applied yellow gold baton indexes, outer minute and fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals. Yellow gold "baton" hands. M. 27 SC, stamped twice with the seal of Geneva Quality Mark, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted for heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 11 mm.