Calatrava Ref.2599J Yellow Gold Dress Watch

In fact…

At only 33mm which is a standard dimension for dress watches of those days, the Reference 2599 actually exude more wrist presence because of how flat it looks from the front. This piece from the 1960s is in impeccable condition; from the dial to the baton markers and case.  The convex bezel reflected shine that enlarged the wrist presence. What we fancy is the unique hands that is definitely not a Baton hands but a Pencil hands with a narrower base. Pay enough attention and one surely love the lapidary lugs.

The Calatrava was born in 1932, a significant year for the brand with significant developments such as introducing the first in-house manual-winding movement by Patek Philippe and the Stern brothers coming into control of the brand. 89 years in and still going strong, the Calatrava has been the iconic representation of Patek Philippe’s leadership in technology, craftsmanship and design. One of the greatest pleasure collecting Calatravas, in the words of most season collectors, was to discover the seemingly non-exhaustive variations of Calatravas that was produced since 1932.

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