Details

CIRCA: 1954
CASE MATERIAL: 18k Pink Gold
CASE DIAMETER: 31.5mm
MOVEMENT NO’: 723.883
CASE NO’: 305.814
DIAL: Cream
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Subsidiary Seconds Hand
CALIBER: 12-400
BOX: No
PAPERS: No
WITH: Patek Philippe 18k Pink Gold Tang Buckle, a Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives Confirming Date of Sale on Auqust 29th, 1955

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Launched in 1932, reference 96 was among the first models of Patek Philippe to be given a reference number: the Stern family had acquired the firm indeed in 1932 and the 1930s were a decade of rationalization of the production. Furthermore, they were a decade that saw the inception of a number of landmark models. Considered the Calatrava archetype, reference 96 is indeed the first time this timeless case design makes its appearance. The supremely elegant and simple style immediately imposes itself as a design masterpiece, one that still echoes more than just subtly in today’s Patek Philippe production.

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