Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 153

"Calatrava" Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, "Calatrava", No. 966852, case No. 302895, Ref. 96. Made in 1950, sold on December 15, 1950. Very fine, one of a kind, mid-size, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe buckle. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 95,000 - 110,000

EUR 9,500 - 11,000 / USD 12,000 - 14,000

Sold: HKD 155,250

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concavelugs. D. Black with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, subsidiaryseconds. Yellow gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. 12'''-120,rhodium-plated,"fausses-côtes" decoration,18 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat,cold, isochronism and five positions, self-compensating Breguetbalance-spring, swan neck micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 31 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

This watch originally had a silvered dial; the present black dial was specially made by Patek Philippe for one of its directors during the 1980s. The present watch is illustrated in ?Patek Philippe Wristwatches? by Martin Huber and Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, p. 174.