Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Hotel Du Rhone, Apr 02, 2006
LOT 510
?Trip Minute Repeat? Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 125225, case No. 242215. Made circa 1900. Very fine and rare, small, 18K yellow gold and enamel, trip minute-repeating, two-train, keyless pocket watch with button in the crown. Accompanied by the original mahogany fitted box, certificate and two spare mainsprings.
CHF 50,000 - 60,000
108 32,000 - 40,000
C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the back cover decorated with a Royal blue translucent champlevé enamel foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, black Breguet numerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute numerals painted in red, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis XVI" hands. M. 17''', rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, tandem winding, 24 jewels, counterpoised and calibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating the hours, quarter hours and minutes with two hammers on two gongs activated by depressing a button in the crown. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm.
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Case: 3-7 |
Good Oxidized |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
