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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold wristwatch
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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 962'836, CASE NO. 301'445, MANUFACTURED IN 1948

Closed15 November 2010

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Patek Philippe. An 18K pink gold wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Calatrava model, ref. 96, movement no. 962'836, case no. 301'445, manufactured in 1948
Cal. 12'''120 nickel-finished lever movement, 18 jewels, silvered matte dial, applied pink gold baton numerals, pink gold dauphine hands, subsidiary seconds, circular case, snap on back, 18K pink gold Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
31 mm. diam.

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With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with applied hour markers in 1948 and its subsequent sale on 17 January 1949. Furthermore delivered with copies of the letter of Patek Philippe Geneva dated 17 August 1983 stating the sale of the watch to Eberhard on 17 January 1949 and copy of Deutsche Patek Philippe GmbH invoice of 9 December 1983 for its servicing.

To the best of our knowledge, the present watch has never been offered in public before.

Production of the celebrated Calatrava model with reference 96 was launched in 1932. In 1950 it was replaced by reference 2457.