The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 785

?Minute-Repeating Dress Watch? Patek, Philippe & Cie. Genève, No. 137593, case No. 252170. Made in 1906. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, Art Deco, keyless, minuterepeating pocket watch with three-tone sector dial. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 18,000 - 22,000

EUR 11,000 - 14,000 / USD 14,000 - 17,000

Sold: CHF 37,760

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. Threetone, sector, silvered, applied gold Arabic quarter-hour numerals, baton indexes, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Feuille? hands. M. 40 mm (18'''), rhodium plated, ?faussescôtes? decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, ?swan-neck? micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The multi-tone sector dial is an excellent example of the Art Deco design. The contrasting polished and matte surfaces are reminiscent of the chrome and frosted glass objects which were considered to be the height of fashion. The clarity of the dial is also typical of the Art Deco desire for clean lines.