Geneva, Nov 06, 2021
LOT 100
PATEK PHILIPPE, GONDOLO & LABOURIAU
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
HKD 16,900 - 33,800 / USD 2,200 - 4,400 / EUR 1,900 - 3,800TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 5,125
Very fine, 18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, guilloché engine-turned case-back, hinged case-back, with subsidiary seconds at 6; made for the Brazilian market.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-71-01 |
Fair ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe
Model Chronometro Gondolo, especially made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Year Circa 1905
Movement No. 181912
Case No. 401127
Caliber 21’’’ gilded brass, with going barrel, train of gold wheels, straight-line equilibrated lever escapement, à moustaches, compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, patented index regulator with swanneck spring and micrometric screw
Dimensions 56 mm
Signature Dial, Case and Movement
Notes
Movement based on the French invention patent No. 142 376, delivered on April 16, 1881, to Jean-Adrien Philippe (1815-1894), Geneva, for a “régulateur de precision” (precision-regulating device for fast / slow by means of an eccentric snail).
Movement also based on the Swiss invention patent No. 2 680, delivered on September 27 1890, to Patek, Philippe & Cie, Geneva, for a “Remontoir avec mise à l’heure perfectionné” (the definitive version of the keyless-winding and setting device), and, on the US design patent No. 20 483, delivered on January 13, 1891, to Adrien Philippe, Geneva, for a “Watch bridges for Watch-Movements”.
Cuvette (dome) engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with the mention “chronometro gondolo / Fabricado expressamente para Gondolo & Labouriau Relojoeiros / rio-de-janeiro”.