12,075 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 185266,case No. 402573, made in 1916, sold on June 7, 1919.Very fine and rare, large, 18K gold keyless lever pocket chronometer, in original fitted box. Four-body, massive, “bassine”, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Breguet numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel “spade” hands. 22’’’, nickel plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 20 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut brass-invar Guillaume balance, Adjusted Extra, Breguet balance spring with Patek Philippe micrometric index patented on 13 January 1891.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm.Accompanied by Extract from the Archives. Notes A very similar watch movement, is described and illustrated by Martin Huber & Alan Banbery in Patek Philippe Pocket Watches, Second Edition, 1991, p. 144, pl 81 a.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
