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Patek Philippe Calatrava
"Tiffany and Co." Ref. 5107G-001
This Rare White Gold Patek Philippe Ref# 5107G-001 Automatic Calatrava retailed by "Tiffany and Co" is accompanied with Extract form the archives, instruction manual, and presentation box. This 5107G-001 is in excellent condition with crisp and legible hallmarks.
The 5107G-001 automatic watch, features a 37 mm case. This is a 18k white gold example with silver opaline dial and white gold tang buckle. Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, and date.
The Calatrava is the foundation of Patek Philippe's line of traditional dress watches. The 5107G-001 37mm solid three-body diameter case, slightly rounded bezel, and angled lugs are polished. It has a sapphire crystal display case back secured with 6 screws, as well as a screw-down crown. The dial is silver opaline with rose gold applied faceted baton index hour markers, outer dot minute/seconds indicators, and dauphine hands. It has a centered sweeps seconds hand, and there is a subsidiary date window at 3 o'clock. It's water resistant to 25 meters/ 80 feet with. The 8.5mm case, dial, and movement are all signed. The automatic Patek Calibre 315 movement is rhodium-plated, with fausses cotes embellishment, and it's stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark. It's constructed with 30 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, a straight-line lever escapement, and a self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. It includes the patented Patek Philippe Gyromax balance that adjusts for cold, heat, isochronism, and 5 positions, and it has a 21K gold rotor.
In 1932, Patek Philippe debuted the first model of their new, signature line, the Calatrava. These elegant watches were the hybrid of an avant-garde aesthetic with a touch of Bauhaus simplicity. The circular cases had an unmistakable style, and are some of the world's most copied watches. The Stern brothers, who had just purchased the company, chose the name Calatrava from the legend of a Spanish religious order that defended the Calatrava Citadel against the invasion of the Moors in the middle ages.
The 5107G-001 automatic watch, features a 37 mm case. This is a 18k white gold example with silver opaline dial and white gold tang buckle. Functions include hours, minutes, seconds, and date.
The Calatrava is the foundation of Patek Philippe's line of traditional dress watches. The 5107G-001 37mm solid three-body diameter case, slightly rounded bezel, and angled lugs are polished. It has a sapphire crystal display case back secured with 6 screws, as well as a screw-down crown. The dial is silver opaline with rose gold applied faceted baton index hour markers, outer dot minute/seconds indicators, and dauphine hands. It has a centered sweeps seconds hand, and there is a subsidiary date window at 3 o'clock. It's water resistant to 25 meters/ 80 feet with. The 8.5mm case, dial, and movement are all signed. The automatic Patek Calibre 315 movement is rhodium-plated, with fausses cotes embellishment, and it's stamped with the Seal of Geneva quality mark. It's constructed with 30 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, a straight-line lever escapement, and a self-compensating free-sprung flat balance spring. It includes the patented Patek Philippe Gyromax balance that adjusts for cold, heat, isochronism, and 5 positions, and it has a 21K gold rotor.
In 1932, Patek Philippe debuted the first model of their new, signature line, the Calatrava. These elegant watches were the hybrid of an avant-garde aesthetic with a touch of Bauhaus simplicity. The circular cases had an unmistakable style, and are some of the world's most copied watches. The Stern brothers, who had just purchased the company, chose the name Calatrava from the legend of a Spanish religious order that defended the Calatrava Citadel against the invasion of the Moors in the middle ages.