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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 591

Ref. 96, Staybrite ?Calatrava? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève?, No. 199139, case No. 610889, Ref. 96. Movement made in 1921 and cased in 1934. Sold on September 3, 1934. Very fine and extremely rare, staybrite steel gentleman`s wristwatch with the signature ?Patek Philippe & Co, Genève? arranged circularly at 3 and eccentric seconds. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000 / USD 15,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 42,480

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, flat bezel, downturned lugs, snap-on back engraved with initial ?A?. D. Matte silver with applied steel baton indexes, outer dot minute divisions, sunk subsidiary dial for the seconds at 9, signed ?Patek Philippe & Co, Genève? at 3. Steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 12???, frosted gilt, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement ?à moustache?, cut bi-metallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 30.6 mm. Thickness 9 mm. Property of an Swiss Gentleman


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 4-12

Fair

Worn
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The design of Ref. 96 dates from 1932. This dial is the so-called ?Observatory? dial. The rarity of the present watch comes from the fact that an early movement is housed in a later Ref. 96 Calatravatype case.