Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Model Calatrava, Double signed
Retailed by / made for made for the North American market
Year circa 1944-1945
Reference 96 J SC HP (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre; Heures Penchées or leaning hours)
Movement No. 864 524
Calibre 12-120 SCi, manual-winding, 20 jewels
Case No. 299 237 (by Antoine Gerlach, Geneva)
Material/s yellow gold (18-carat)
Bracelet leather strap
Buckle gilded metal pin-buckle
Dimensions Ø 30.4 mm.
38.6 x 30.4 mm.
Thickness 10.2 mm.
Length -
Weight 28.9 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories An extract from the archives is on order and guaranteed for the sale. Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co.
Ref. 96 J SC HP (Seconde au Centre or Second at the Centre; Heures Penchées or leaning hours), centre-seconds, ‘Calatrava’-type case, silver dial, ‘Breguet’ numerals, made for the North American market, nicknamed ‘double signature’ by collectors; yellow gold (18-carat) -- A ‘Calatrava’, with centre-seconds, ‘Breguet’ numerals and double signature -- Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with centre-seconds and ‘Breguet’ numerals. -- Case: three-piece, polished, right-angle bezel, ‘tortoise’-shaped concave lugs, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, with yellow gold applied suspended ‘Breguet’ Arabic numerals, external minute track divided five by five, with 1/5th of a second, with black painted radiating lines; yellow gold ‘Feuille’ leaf-shaped hands. Movement: calibre 12-120 SCi, manual-winding, 20 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions; indirect centre-seconds mechanism. -- The Extract from the Archives is on order.
