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Patek Philippe. An early stainless steel wristwatch
Lot 295

Patek Philippe. An early stainless steel wristwatch

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENÈVE, CALATRAVA MODEL, REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 184'181, CASE NO. 611'003, MOVEMENT MANUFACTURED IN 1920 AND ENCASED IN 1934

Closed14 November 2011

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Patek Philippe. An early stainless steel wristwatch
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, Calatrava model, ref. 96, movement no. 184'181, case no. 611'003, movement manufactured in 1920 and encased in 1934
Cal. 12'' nickel-finished moustache lever movement, 17 jewels, bimetallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding, silvered matte dial, applied baton numerals, outer beady minute divisions, circular case, flat bezel, snap on back, stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle, case, dial and movement signed
31 mm. diam.

Specialist note

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present movement in 1920, its encasement with silvered dial and raised steel hour markers in 1934 and the subsequent sale of the watch on 21 March 1935.

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

Production of the famous Calatrava model with reference 96 was launched in 1932. In 1972 it was replaced by reference 3796.