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PATEK PHILLIPE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS
Lot 84 PATEK PHILIPPE & CO
Ref. 96A HL in Steel

PATEK PHILLIPE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENÈVE, REF. 96A HL, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 921’724, CASE NO. 625’175, CIRCA 1942

Closed22 March 2019

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PATEK PHILLIPE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND VERY RARE STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH BREGUET NUMERALS
SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENÈVE, REF. 96A HL, SECOND SERIES, MOVEMENT NO. 921’724, CASE NO. 625’175, CIRCA 1942
Movement: Mechanical, stamped twice with the Geneva seal, 18 jewels, signed
Dial: Silvered dial, applied Breguet numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for eccentric subsidiary seconds, signed
Case: Stainless steel, snap on back, signed
With: Extract from the archives confirming the production of present watch in 1942 in steel with raised Breguet numerals in steel and its subsequent sale dated from October 22nd, 1942

Specialist note

The present timepiece is part of the second series, produced between 1935 to 1953 with calibre 12 120.

Reference 96 was introduced in the market in 1932 featuring either subsidiary or sweep centre seconds. In this year, Charles & jean Stern bought over Patek Philippe & Cie. It is the beginning of referenced watch in the company.
Replaced by the reference 3796 in 1982, reference 96 was produced in in yellow, pink or white gold, platinum and in stainless steel and was made in four series.