4,600 CHF
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 175142,case No. 281540, made in 1914 for the Centenary Cantonal Shooting Contest in Geneva (1814-1914).Fine 18K gold, and enamel, keyless fob watch, in original leather fitted box. Four body, massive, the bezels with white champlevé enamelled lines, the back enamelled with a view of the City of Geneva, seen from the lake, the dates: 1814-1914 and a garland of roses. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the inscription for the shooting contest. White enamel with radial Arabic numerals, outer gilt minute ring and sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XV" hands. Notes Described and illustrated by Jean L. Martin in Montres de tir suisses, Lausanne 1976, Vol. 1, fig. 101.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-11-14
