105,800 CHF
Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 198005, case No. 412303, made for Alfredo Alvarez, Bilbao, circa 1925. Very fine and extremely rare platinum, slim, elegant keyless minute-repeating dress watch in original fitted box, accompanied by original certificate. Four-body, “bassine”, matted with enameled coat of arms on the back, platinum polished cuvette. Silver, radial bold champlevé Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel “spade” hands. Notes The present watch comes from an exceptional series of watches, many fitted with tourbillon regulator, and most of which were destined for observatory contests.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-11-14