23,000 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Geneve, No. 105679, case No. 219418, produced in 1897, sold on 4 August 1896 to Musy Padre & Figli, Torino. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel, diamond-set keyless presentation watch of Royal provenance. Four body, massive, "Musy " , the back with the champleve enamelled diamond-set coat-of-arms of Umberto I, King of Italy. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals red outer Arabic ring for hours from 13 to 24 and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade " hands. 18- , gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement "a moustaches " , cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Signed on the movement, retailer signature on the cuvette. Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Diam. 50 mm. Notes According to the Archives, this type of case, specially ordered by Musy, was called "Massy". Such watches were usually bought by sovereigns to be presented to important visitors or in recognition of loyalty. Other watches with the same provenance were sold by Autiquorum in Geneva on 14 October 1990: one made by Vacheron & Constantin, lot 42, the other by Patek Philippe, lot 308. All were retailed by Musy Padre & Filgli, Torino. Umberto I was born on March 14, 1844, in Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia, and died on July 29, 1900, iaa Monza, Italy. Duke of Savoy and King of Italy, Hitherto I led his count ry out of its isolation and into the Triple Alliance with Austria and Germany. He supported nationalistic and imperi Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
