$26,450
“Avise la Fin” Patek, Philippe & Cie. , Genève, No. 138108, case No. 253460. Made circa 1912. Very fine and rare, small, keyless, minuterepeating, 18K yellow gold and enamel pendant watch. Four-body, “bassine”, solid, polished, engineturned case back with multi-colored enamel monogram and motto “AVISE LA FIN” gold hinged cuvette with inscription dated 1912. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel “spade” hands. Cal. 12’’’, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 30 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
