Calatrava

Patek Philippe Calatrava 570 White Gold From 1966

The rare ref. 570 is one of the most beautiful dress watches ever made. This exquisite piece in white gold is even more special!Introduced in 1938, the ref. 570 is the oversized brother of the ref 96, the original Patek Calatrava launched in 1932. Even though the ref. 96 was quite popular at the time, Patek recognized that its diminutive size (just 31 mm) was not to everyone’s liking. The ref. 570 was enlarged to a healthy 35.5 mm, quite large for a dress watch in the 1930s.

Patek Philippe is the last Family-Owned Independent Genevan Watch Manufacturer. Iconic models are the Nautilus, Aquanaut, Calatrava, Cubitus, Ellipse, Twenty~4 and grand complications.

Since 1839 without interruption, Patek Philippe has been perpetuating the tradition of Genevan watchmaking. As the last family-owned independent watch manufacturer in Geneva, it enjoys total creative freedom to entirely design, produce and assemble what experts agree to be the finest timepieces in the world – following the vision of its founders Antoine Norbert de Patek (1839) and Adrien Philippe (1845). The company name became Patek Philippe in 1851, and it is under this name that Patek Philippe created the first Swiss wristwatch ever made in 1868. Thanks to its exceptional know-how, Patek Philippe maintains a tradition of innovation hailed by an impressive repertoire of more than 80 patents.