$18,975
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 116515, case No. 253805, circa 1900.Exceptionally fine and rare, 18K gold hunting-cased keyless extra adjusted watch destined for Observatory Timing Contest. four-body, "bassine" with low relief stylized scrolling foliafe, gold hinged cuvette. white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary sunk seconds. Notes This is one of the earliest Patek Philippe watches equipped with Guillaume balance. It comes from a small series of about 50 watches exceptionally finished and destined for the Kew Observatory Contest.The watch is also unusual because of its case - it is very rare to find one of the Observatory watches in such an elaborate case, especially a hunting type.For a note, (Anibal) seeLot 180.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-12-04