Calatrava 3250D White Gold

In Context

At 32 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 25 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you.

3250/DG-001 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a white dial with a white gold case.

A hand-wound Calatrava movement that stayed in production about twenty-five years, derived from the ultra-thin Frédéric Piguet calibre 21. It beats at the slower 2.5 hertz of its generation, which suits a thin movement's limited torque, and is regulated by a free-sprung Gyromax balance. It predates Patek's move to building every calibre in the range itself.

1 other watch in the library runs the Patek Philippe 175.

Patek Philippe

Calatrava 3250D Yellow Gold

3250/DJ-001 · 32 mm