542,800 HKD
Hunting Cased “Independent Dead Center Seconds” Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 90496, case No. 223592. Made in 1892, sold in December 1905 to Verhagen & Co. Very fine and very rare, 18K gold, hunting-cased, two-train, keyless pocket watch with independent dead center seconds. Accompanied by the original Certificat d’Origine and a letter from Patek Philippe regarding this watch dated July 28, 1980 and by the Extract from the Archives. Four-body, "bassine", polished, activating push-button at 1 o’clock in the band. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel "spade" hands. 42 mm., 19’’’, rhodium-plated, 27 jewels, straight-line counterpoised and calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, a flirt mounted on the last pinion of the independent dead seconds train engaging escape wheel pinion allowing one-second jumps, Philippe’s patented winding system. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm. Property of an Italian Gentleman Notes In the letter from Patek Philippe, dated July 28, 1980, it is stated that the present watch was open-faced and that the back was engraved with the initials “EG”. The case was upgraded to hunting-cased and the monogram removed by Patek Philippe at the request of the former owner. 278 In 1776, in Geneva, Moise Pouzait invented the independent dead seconds mechanism in which the movement has two trains, one convention
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-02
