105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 75

Patek Philippe
Calatrava

A fine, large vintage Geneva wristwatch

Sold

estimated
6.50012.000 €
Price realized
8.800 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, push back with presentation engraving.
Dial
Silvered, applied indexes/Roman numerals.
Movement
Manual.
Case no.305884
Ref.1589
Cal.12-400
Diam.36 mm
Circa1952
Ctry.Switzerland


Patek Philippe launched reference 1589 in 1944, production ran for about eight years. The watch came in two series, where the first one was fitted with calibre 12-120, to be followed by 12-400 in the second series. The fitted lugs seem to elongate the already "modern" 36 mm size - at a time when most gentleman’s watches were no larger than 34 mm, this was a revolutionary design. The silvered dials were made by Stern Frères and come with an outer "perlé" minute ring and Roman and square hour markers.