Patek Philippe. A rare 18K gold wristwatch with indirect center seconds and two-tone silvered dial

SIGNED PATEK PHILIPPE & CO., GENEVE, NO. 827433, REF. 96, CALATRAVA MODEL, CIRCA 1936

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Patek Philippe. A rare 18K gold wristwatch with indirect center seconds and two-tone silvered dial
Signed Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 827433, Ref. 96, Calatrava model, circa 1936
12'''-120, with nickel-finished lever movement, 20 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, the two-tone silvered matte dial with baton and applied Arabic numerals, outer ring calibrated for 60 seconds, indirect sweep center seconds, the circular case with downturned lugs, snap on back (No. 294819), together with a contemporary 18K gold Patek Philippe buckle, Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives, case, dial and movement signed
30 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This model uses the 12'''-120 caliber with an indirectly driven center seconds hand developed by Victorin Piguet. An example in stainless steel is illustrated in Patek Philippe Wristwatches by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery, 2nd edition, p. 183.

The present lot was examined by Patek Philippe in November of 1999 at which time they confirmed production of the watch in 1936 and its subsequent sale on 13 July 1937. According to our records, this is one of the earliest Patek Philippe wristwatches with indirectly driven center seconds to have been offered at auction.

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