Patek Philippe Calatrava 570

Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva Model so-called ‘Grande Calatrava’ Year circa 1944 Reference 570 A (1st series) Movement No. 925 405 Calibre 12-120, manual-winding, 18 jewels Case No. 630 201 (by Antoine Gerlach, Geneva) Material/s stainless steel Bracelet leather strap Buckle stainless steel pin-buckle, signed Dimensions Ø 35 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm. Signature dial, case and movement Accessories Extract from the Archives Ref. 570 A (1st series), ‘Calatrava’-type case, silver ‘tropical’ two-tone dial, Arabic numerals; nicknamed ‘Grande Calatrava’ by collectors; stainless steel -- A large ‘Calatrava’, with silver two-tone dial and Arabic numerals. -- Stainless steel, manual-winding, round-shaped, large gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and silver two-tone dial. -- Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, right-angle bezel, ‘tortoise’-shaped concave lugs, snap-on case-back; polished crown. Dial: silver colour, two-tone, with stainless steel applied suspended Arabic numerals (2-4-8-10-12) dot indexes, external minute track divided five by five with black painted radiating lines and external black painted radiating and revolving Arabic numerals (15-30-45-60); stainless steel ‘Bâton’ hands. Movement: calibre 12-120, manual-winding, 18 jewels, rhodium-plated with ‘fausses côtes’ decoration, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance, blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with spring and micrometric screw. -- The Extract from the Archives, dated August 31, 2020, mentions that this watch was made in 1944 and sold on August 22, 1944.