Calatrava

SPECIFICATIONS 

 
Brand: Patek Philippe
Model: Calatrava
Reference Number: 2525/1
Movement: Manual Winding
Gender: Men's
Condition: Very good - wear is consistent with age and use
Time Period: 1954
Box: No
Papers: Extract from the Patek Philippe archives

THE CALIBER

Caliber: 10-200
Jewels: 18

THE CASE

Case Material: 18K rose gold
Case Diameter: 36 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Waterproof: 80 ft./ 25 m./ 2.5 ATM
Bezel Material: Fixed stepped rounded 18K rose gold
Glass: Domed Acrylic Crystal
Caseback: Solid
Dial: Silver matte
Dial Numerals: 18K yellow gold applied lance hour indices and beady minute divisions around the outer rim 

THE BRACELET / STRAP

Bracelet Material: Blue Leather
Buckle: Tang
Buckle Material: 18K rose gold

THE FUNCTIONS

Hours, minutes, subsidiary small seconds "crosshair" dial at 6 o'clock, 48-hour power reserve

FURTHER READING

Patek Philippe has always excelled at intricate watchmaking, but after the Great Crash of 1929, fewer consumers could afford the brand's pricey timepieces. After acquiring a majority stake in the company, Jean and Charles Henri Stern tasked David Penney with creating a simple and affordable watch. Penney created the Calatrava in accordance with the Bauhaus school's minimalist, function-first ethos, and named it after the Spanish military order already incorporated into the Patek Philippe logo.

In the early 1950s, Patek Philippe introduced the Calatrava reference 2525, which remained in production for roughly ten years. The first series was fitted with the 10”200 caliber that was created in 1946 and utilized for approximately twenty years, like this offered example. Later models were fitted with the 12”-400 slightly larger movement and thicker with domed backs. 

The reference 2525 was mainly produced in yellow gold, with a few pink gold examples such as this one. With a stepped bezel and lugs, this 2525-1 is very refined with a sophisticated case design. The present example is in fine shape, with legible hallmarks on the lugs and a clean case.

Manufactured in 1954, this offered example is equipped with the manual winding Patek Philippe caliber 10-200 movement. It is rhodium-plated, with fausses côtes embellishment, and is stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark. It is constructed with 18 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a Gyromax monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism, and top five positions. In addition, there is a self-compensating blued steel Bréguet balance spring, a five-bridge construction, and a swan neck micrometer regulator.
18K rose gold solid three-body case, fluted lugs, solid screw-down case back, and fixed stepped rounded bezel are polished.

18K rose gold applied dauphine-shaped hands and subsidiary constant seconds "crosshair" dial at 6 o'clock
18K rose gold knurled push/pull crown
18K rose gold fluted lugs
18K rose gold solid screw-down case back (Patek Philippe's first attempt at a waterproof case)

This timepiece is accompanied by its extract from the Patek Philippe Archives confirming its manufacture date in 1954 and is covered with the 12-month limited warranty from Twain Time.

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