Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Model so-called ‘pink on pink’ and ‘double signature’
Retailed by / made for made for the South American market, retailed by Serpico y Laino, Caracas (Venezuela)
Year circa 1953
Reference 96 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours)
Movement No. 721 008
Calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 jewels
Case No. 305 287 (by Antoine Gerlach, Geneva)
Material/s pink gold (18-carat)
Bracelet pink gold (18-carat) with clasp
Buckle -
Dimensions Ø 30.6 mm.
39 x 30.6 mm.
Thickness 8.6 mm.
Length 185 mm. (approx.)
Weight 74.3 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives Patek Philippe for Serpico y Laino
Ref. 96 R HL (Heures Lapidées or lapidated hours), ‘Calatrava’-type case, pink dial, lapidated indexes, made for the South American market, retailed by Serpico y Laino; nicknamed ‘pink on pink’ and ‘double signature’ by collectors; pink gold (18-carat) A ‘Calatrava’, with pink dial, double signature and removable bracelet Pink gold (18-carat), manual-winding, round-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and pink dial. Case: three-piece, polished, right-angle bezel, ‘tortoise’-shaped concave lugs, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the name ‘Dr. / EDO. CALCAÑO’. Dial: pink colour, with pink gold applied radiating lapidated indexes, external minute track divided five by five with ‘perlé’ beaded and gilded dots; pink gold ‘Dauphine’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-400, manual-winding, 18 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. The Extract from the Archives, dated 7th January 2025, mentions that this watch was made in 1953 and sold on September 17th, 1953.
