57,500 HKD
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 90632, case No. 224481, circa 1892.Very fine and unusual 18K gold keyless chronograph pocket watch with 30-minute instantaneous register. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the back cover with coat-of-arms, gold hinged cuvette. 40.5 mm, nickel, straight-line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, 24 jewels, cam-type micrometric regulator.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 49 mm. Notes This watch features a very fine chronograph mechanism, unusual for Patek Philippe. The minute register steel bridge, for instance, is reminiscent of the center bridge in their early pendant watches.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-06-08
