PATEK PHILIPPE. RARE MONTRE BRACELET EN ACIER DOUBLE SIGNATURE 'HAUSMANN & CO' MOUVEMENT MECANIQUE PATEK PHILIPPE. A RARE AND SPECIAL 'HAUSMANN & CO' DOUBLE SIGNED STAINLESS STEEL MANUAL WIND WRISTWATCH Reference: 96 Date: Circa 1935 Movement: Jewelled manual wind, wolfs tooth winding, No.827505 Dial: Two tone silvered sector dial, black Arabic quarter numerals and black baton hour markers, black outer 1/5th second division track, blued steel leaf hands, centre seconds, signed Hausmann & Co Case: Polished round, snap on back, inside back stamped FB for Francois Borgel, No.613911 8 Strap/Bracelet: Black leather Buckle/Clasp: Associated steel buckle Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 31mm Footnotes: In 1932, the year the Stern Family became the owner's of Patek Philippe, the ref. 96 was launched. With its timeless proportions that pay homage to the era's Bauhaus, Art Deco, and Modernism styles the watch remains as stylish today as when it was first designed. It is quintessentially 1930s and yet effortlessly contemporary. This watch has been owned by the same family since it was purchased new by the present owners Grandfather who passed it to the current owner as a child because it was a small watch. He wore it to school for a short period, having no idea of its precision and rarity before being retired to a draw until now. A rare opportunity to obtain a piece of Patek Philippe's stainless steel legacy with its period defining sector dial and double signed with the exceptional jewellers Hausmann & Co. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com