Patek Philippe — Calatrava

Calatrava

Name: Patek Philippe Calatrava 3796
Brand: Patek Philippe
SKU: 3796

Patek Philippe Calatrava 3796 is the small hand-wound Calatrava line associated with the 1982–1999 neo-vintage era; this parent row is corrected away from the older 1940 start artifact while retaining the stored 1999 end date.

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Reference3796

BrandPatek Philippe

FamilyCalatrava

Produced1982–1999

StatusDiscontinued

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Patek Philippe — 11 min readPatek Philippe Calatrava: The Round Watch That Became the RuleA connected history of the Calatrava, from the reference 96 and Patek Philippe's Bauhaus-inflected round-watch ideal to mid-century variants, enamel-dial automatic refinement, hobnail minimalism, 5196 and 5296 revival pieces, officer-case 5227, graphic 6007G, clous de Paris 6119, and the platinum 6196P return to small-seconds purity.