Patek Philippe

Does anyone know the history of ref 96? What's before and what's after?
I also notice some dial has Champleve enamel printing with 'Patek Phillipe' on top and 'Genve' below,
while some have no Champleve enamel printing but with the lettering 'Patek Phillipe and Co' printed.
What's the difference between the 2 and is there a particular timeline for the difference?
And I also noted from Antiquorum that some vintage watches dial are reprinted.
What exactly does reprinted mean and what process does that involve?
Can anyone shed some light on this?
Thank you in advance
Lovesss*CL

However I have seen earlier pieces with no reference number only a batch number eg 17. I believe they are earlier but have not seen the extract.

As for the dials I have an early PP with PP & cie but most have PP Geneve on them . Some have swiss at 6 o clock but not all-so many variations.

As for redial ing this involved taking down the original champleve enamelling to the plate and starting again. All letters and numbers are reprinted on a new surface. However refreshing a dial is much more common. It can range from simply cleaning the dial with warm soapy water to removing the glossy varnish. The underlying enamel is uaually preserved.

PP can refurbish your dial for your for a large sum of money. results have been seen to be variable-from OMG brand new dial to PMG my 10 could have drawn straighter lines.

Hope you are still enjoying the new vintage

Julian

I'm enjoying both my vintage (the other one is a Grand Seiko) very much.
I find that there's so much to learn. I also note that there's alot of 'reprinted dial' for vintage pieces in Antiquorum
and usually they are not chempleve enamelled but just printed lettering.
It is interesting to own a vintage piece and try to learn more about the history. It really fascinates me
Lovesss*CL