Pink Gold · Black Acuatic Dial, Freccero
Calatrava 565 — Pink Gold · Black Acuatic Dial, Freccero
Black dial with triangular indexes, Arabic 3-9-12 and “ACUATIC” at 6, signed by retailer Freccero; unique in this layout among the four known pink-gold black-dial 565s. Made 1951, sold 1952.
Identifying details
- Small seconds
Subsidiary seconds dial.
- Retailer-signed dial
Dial also printed with the name of the retailer that sold it.
- Screw-down caseback
Caseback screwed into the case for water resistance.
Variants of 565
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Yellow Gold | Undated |
| Pink Gold | Undated |
| Pink Gold · Two-Tone Pink Dial | Undated |
| Pink Gold · Black Acuatic Dial, FrecceroCurrent | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 565
- Production
- Undated
- Case serials
- Case material
- 18k rose gold
- Case diameter
- 35 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Patek Philippe 12-120
Dial, bezel & hands
Movement
Patek Philippe 12-120
Patek’s first in-house wristwatch movement, developed under technical director Jean Pfister: 12-ligne, subsidiary seconds driven directly from the fourth wheel at 6, finger bridges, Breguet spring and swan-neck regulator. Replaced the LeCoultre ébauches of the first ref. 96s.
Manual winding · Introduced 1934 · 17 / 18 jewels