Lot Essay
Accompanied by an Extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming the date of manufacture as 1936 and its subsequent sale on February 9th of the following year.
This watch presents a rare and collectable example combining a number of different desirable features including: the steel case, the two-tone sector dial and the 12'''SC movement.
For a similar example of the reference 96 with center seconds see Huber & Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Volume 2, Second Edition, p. 182, pl. 288.
This watch presents a rare and collectable example combining a number of different desirable features including: the steel case, the two-tone sector dial and the 12'''SC movement.
For a similar example of the reference 96 with center seconds see Huber & Banbery, Patek Philippe Wristwatches, Volume 2, Second Edition, p. 182, pl. 288.