Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 139
Pateck
Pocket watch; silver
CHF 300 - 600
EUR 300 - 600 / USD 350 - 700 / HKD 2,600 - 5,200TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 250
Silver, half hunting-case, key-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with stylized foliage and geometric patterns; cover engraved with blue enamelled radial Roman numerals.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.
Movement 16’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with stylized foliage and geometric patterns; cover engraved with blue enamelled radial Roman numerals.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.
Movement 16’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01-04 |
Good HANDS Original HANDS Later |
Brand Pateck, Geneva
Model apocryphal signature (not Patek Philippe)
Year circa 1880
Movement No. 3 203
Case No. 3 203 (by “C F”, Geneva or Neuchâtel mountains)
Material silver
Diameter 43.1 mm.
Caliber 16’’’, cylinder escapement
Weight 65.5 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial and movement
Notes
It is interesting to note that the coat-of-arms, flanked by two supporters, a standing (rampant) lion and a standing (rampant) unicorn, surmounted by a closed royal crown (crest), stamped on the plate of the movement bears in English, in addition to the mention “Pateck Geneva”, the names “India and China”. The coat-of-arms is strangely reminiscent of that of the Kingdom of Great Britain, so that the customer may think that this brand is an official supplier to that country and the other two mentioned.
It is quite obvious that all this is a lowly mercantile deception making the natives of distant countries believe that this watch is produced by the manufacture Patek, Philippe & Co., founded in Geneva in 1839, which at the time of the creation of this watch with its apocryphal signature already enjoyed a great reputation.
From that time onwards, the directors of the honourable Genevan factory took legal action against these counterfeiters, in particular the Armand Schwob & Frères company of La Chaux-de-Fonds, who had the audacity to present a watch signed “Pateck à Genève” at the 1885 Universal Exhibition in Antwerp; the jury discovered it on July 9 during the inspection of the showcases of the firm from the Neuchâtel mountains. A trial followed which lasted 20 years.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.