Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Hong Kong, Apr 23, 2006
?Thin Minute-Repeater? Patek, Philippe & Cie. Genève, No. 112461, case No. 233532. Made for Henry Oemisch, Rochester, N.Y., in 1902. Very fine and rare, 18K gold, thin, keyless, minute-repeating dress watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
C. Four-body, ?bassine et filet?, polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold ?Louis XV? hands. M. 38 mm (17'''), rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? 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. 43 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |