PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH
PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH
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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH

REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 728'677, CASE NO. 310'575, MANUFACTURED IN 1960

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PATEK PHILIPPE. A VERY RARE 18K WHITE GOLD WRISTWATCH
REF. 96, MOVEMENT NO. 728'677, CASE NO. 310'575, MANUFACTURED IN 1960
Movement: Manual
Dial: Silvered
Case: 31 mm.
With: 18k white gold Patek Philippe buckle, copy of Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives
Remark: Third series; approximately 120 made in white gold out of 10,000 examples made
Note: Please note that Christie’s has applied for an “Extract from the Archives” from Patek Philippe Archives but the Extract has not yet been issued and may not be available by the date of the auction. The lot is sold “as is” without any Extract and Christie’s does not guarantee Patek Philippe Archives will issue the Extract

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Lot Essay

Reference 96 is undeniably Patek Philippe's most legendary design. Introduced in 1932, the same year as the Stern family became the manufacture’s owner, its timeless case proportions are as modern today, over 70 years later, as they were at the time of its creation. Incorporating elements of Bauhaus, late Art Deco and modernism, it is the perfect 1930s effigies. Amongst connoisseurs, reference 96 is better known as Calatrava, a name which stands for avant-garde philosophy thanks to its subtle, elegant lines - clearly a Patek Philippe's signature piece.

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