PATEK PHILIPPE

Lot 20 * PATEK PHILIPPE, SWITZERLAND, REF. 96J, CALATRAVA, 18K YELLOW GOLD. A very rare and possibly unique early yellow gold calatrava, manual wind with unusual silvered dial wristwatch Brand: Patek Philippe, Switzerland Model: Calatrava Reference: 96J Year: 1932 Case: 294 412 Movement: 161 566 Caliber: 12'' lever escapement Bracelet: Leather bracelet Diameter: 31mm Weight: 35,75g Accesories: Extract of the archives and complete analysis by Eric Tortella-Tortella & Sons Grading System: AA (Very good) Case: 3-6 (Good , Slightly oxidized) Dial: 3-6-01-54 (Good , Slightly oxidized , HANDS Original , Service dial) Movement: 3* (Good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) EUR: 26,400 - 44,000 HKD: 236,000 - 394,000 CHF: 24,900 - 41,500 JPY: 4,740,000 - 7,890,000 Buyers are advised that lots from outside the USA (Identified by an *) are subject to applicable import taxes and customs-related charges: : If the lot is delivered within the USA: The applicable import taxes and duties are due on the hammer price plus the Buyer’s Premium, in addition to USD 180 for the termination of the temporary import, at the Buyer’s expense. If the lot is delivered outside the USA: USD 180 for the termination of the temporary import is due, at the Buyer’s expense. Fine and historically important 18K yellow gold manual-winding wristwatch, featuring a highly unusual silvered matte two-hand dial without subsidiary seconds, applied five-faceted yellow gold “bullet” hour indexes, distinctive double index at 12 o’clock, delicate dotted outer minute track and period-correct gold hands. Manufactured in 1932, the present watch dates from the very first year of production of the reference 96, Patek Philippe’s landmark early Calatrava. According to an analysis by Eric Tortella / Tortella & Sons, the watch displays a highly unusual combination of characteristics. Tortella particularly noted that the watch is fitted with a later Stern Frères service dial, bearing the abbreviated “Patek Philippe Genève” signature, which replaced the original 1932 dial during a subsequent servicing and was later restored in the 1980s/1990s. He further noted its thick, five-faceted applied yellow gold “bullet” indexes, together with characteristics of the case consistent with very early production. More importantly, it is the combination of dial, indexes, hands, case and movement that distinguishes the present watch from known examples of the reference. The Patek Philippe archives do not describe the original dial configuration, preventing definitive archival confirmation. However, extensive research has so far identified the present watch as the first publicly known reference 96 in yellow gold without subsidiary seconds, in a two-hand configuration, and the only known surviving example fitted with five-faceted yellow gold “bullet” hour indexes. A fascinating and highly distinctive example of one of Patek Philippe’s most historically important references.

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