19,600,000 HKD
Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 80897, case No. 204270, made espe-cially in 1890 for Jean de Gradowski.Extremely rare, probably unique, 18K gold Grande Complication keyless astronomical double train Grande et Petite Sonnerie clockwatch with instantaneous perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, Julian and Gregorian calendars, minute repeating and chronograph with central 60-minute recorder, in Patek Philippe leather fitted box, accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Four-body, solid, "bassine et filets", engine-turned back cover with the engraved coat-of-arms of Gradowski, reeded band, gold hinged cuvette, bolt at 4:30 hours for Grande or Petite Sonnerie, another at 9 for striking/silent, small pin at 3 for adjusting the Julian calendar every 131 years, at 10:30 a bolt for blocking the chronograph and at 2:30 a small tripping slide for repeater activation. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost chronograph scale with fie-seconds/minute Arabic figures, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, months of the four year leap cycle concentric with phases and age of the moon, Gregorian and Julian date and subsidiary seconds. Gold "spade" hands. Notes At the time the watch was made it was the most complicated one Patek Philippe had ever produced. The company began experimenting with clockwatches in the first year of the partnership of Patek, Philippe and Gostkowski, that is in 1845. However, that watch was just a simple Gran
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-06-08
