Important Watches, Collector's Wrist...

Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 119

Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 65766, case No. 65766, made in 1883, delivered on June 21, 1897, to Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., Philadelphia, circa 1880.Very fine and rare 18K gold hunting cased, moon phase, astronomical, keyless minute repeating watch with perpetual calendar and chronograph, especially well adjusted. Accompanied by the Extract of the Archives.

HKD 650,000 - 750,000

USD 80,000 - 95,000

Sold: HKD 768,000

C. Four-body, massive, "bassine", polished. Gold cuvette engraved with a name and the date: 1880. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute and chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the months and subsidiary seconds with inner red calendar ring, moon phase aperture with its age on the border. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42.7 mm (19''') nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance Breguebalance spring with swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs with slide in the band. Chronograph with visible work and push-piece in the band.Signed on the dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Superbly adjusted Swiss watches of the period, and particularly those of Patek Philippe, were signed ?EXTRA? or ?SPECIAL?. Very rarely are these words found on complicated watches like this one.