Important Wristwatches, Watches & Clocks
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 14, 1990
LOT 115
Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 111777 , case No. 225486, made for The Cowell & Hubbard Co., Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1911.
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
Sold: CHF 21,850
Fine 18 ct. pink gold minute repeating keyless watch. Three body massive "demi-bassine" polished case with invisible hinges. Gold cuvette engraved with a dedication dated April 1911. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. Fine rhodium plated 17" movement, "fausses côtes" decoration, 32 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Signed "Cowell & Hubbard" on the dial, the cuvette and the movement, "Patek Philippe" on the case and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 47 mm.
