Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 570 - rare - beautiful patina - extract of the archives

This Patek Philippe Calatrava, reference 570, comes in yellow gold with a silvered dial showing a beautiful patina, applied gold baton markers, dauphine hands and centre seconds. It sits on a dark brown leather strap with a gold-coloured pin buckle and comes with an Extract from the Archives.

The Calatrava, introduced in 1932, defined Patek Philippe's round dress watch, and the 570, introduced in the late 1930s, is its larger version, a big size for its time. It has a hand-wound movement and was made over many years with either small seconds or centre seconds; this example has centre seconds in a plain round gold case. A large hand-wound Calatrava in yellow gold, documented by an Extract from the Patek Philippe archives.