$21,240
“Hunting-cased Minute-Repeater” Patek Philippe & Co. , Genève, No. 156537, case No. 275751. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, monogrammed cover, hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Gold “Louis XV” hands. Cal. 18', maillechort, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, “swan-neck” micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 52 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-09-20
