Live Auction 1417Rare Watches Including Nautilus 40 Part II
Patek Philippe. A very rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with Breguet numerals
Lot 255

Patek Philippe. A very rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with Breguet numerals

Signed Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, Calatrava model, ref. 96, movement no. 925’404, case no. 632’963, manufactured in 1944

Closed14 November 2016

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Patek Philippe. A very rare and attractive stainless steel wristwatch with Breguet numerals
Signed Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, Calatrava model, ref. 96, movement no. 925’404, case no. 632’963, manufactured in 1944
MOVEMENT: manual, cal. 12’’’120
DIAL: silvered matte, applied steel Breguet numerals, outer railway minute divisions, sunken engine-turned subsidiary seconds
CASE: stainless steel, flat bezel, snap on back, 31 mm. diam.
SIGNED: case, dial and movement
BUCKLE: stainless steel Patek Philippe buckle
ACCOMPANIED BY: Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming the manufacture of this watch with silvered dial and raised Breguet numerals in steel in 1944 and its subsequent sale on 22 August 1944

Specialist note

The present "Calatrava" wristwatch is a highly attractive example of the legendary reference 96, combining the rare and much sought after style elements of a stainless steel case and applied Breguet numerals, confirmed by the Extract from the Archives. It has furthermore never been offed in public before.