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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE, GENEVE, MOVEMENT NO. 722438, CASE NO. 306633, REF. 96, MANUFACTURED IN 1954

Closed24 April 2008

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND WRISTWATCH
Signed Patek Philippe, Geneve, Movement No. 722438, Case No. 306633, Ref. 96, manufactured in 1954
Cal. 12-400 nickel-finished lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, micrometer regulator, silvered matte dial with applied diamond-set numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case with flat bezel, case, dial and movement signed, with an 18k white gold Patek Philippe buckle
31mm diam.

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Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1954 and its subsequent sale on October 19th of the same year.

According to our research the present watch has never before appeared at auction.

Production of the famous Calatrava model of the reference 96 was launched in 1932. In 1982 it was replaced by the reference 3796. During this reference's fifty year history very few examples were made in platinum with diamond-set dials.