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Hotel Nogalhilton Geneve, Nov 11, 2001

LOT 70

Precision Timekeeper with 7 ComplicationsPatek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 111543, case No. 226407, circa 1899, property of Prince Orloff in 1901.Very fine and important large 18K gold and enamel hunting-cased, keyless astronomical minute-repeating watch with chronograph, perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 180,000 - 200,000

USD 113,000 - 125,000

Sold: CHF 410,500

C. Four-body, "bassine", front engraved with coat-of-arms under a crown, back with crown in black champlevé enamel encircled with geometrical pattern decoration, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minutes and seconds rings, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, months and subsidiary seconds, concentric with the date and aperture for phases of the moon with sector for its age. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 44,3 mm (19 1/2'''), nickel, 35 jewels, straight lie calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by a slide in the band.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 56 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

Prince Vladimir Nicolaievitch OrloffPrince Vladimir Nicolaievitch Orloff, the son of Prince Nicholas Alexeievitch Orloff and Princess Catherine Nicolaievna Troubetzkoy, was born in Brussels on January 12 1869 and died in Sannois on August 29, 1927. He was Lieutenant General and Chef de la Maison Militaire of Emperor Nicolas I. Among his numerous decorations was that of Commander of the Legion of Honor. Prince Vladimir married Princess Olga C. Belosselsky Belozersky (1874-1923), the daughter of Prince Constantin Belosselsky Belozerky.Prince Vladimir's father, Prince Nicholas Alexeievitch (born circa 1827), began as adjudant in the Imperial guard of Nicholas I, and was appointed Russian minister to Brussels in 1860. It was no doubt Prince Nicholas, an important client of Breguet, who in 1877 owned the watch sold by Antiquorum on October 14, 2001, as lot. No. 777. This lot is proof that his son appreciated fine horology as well.We thank Prince Stéphane Belosselsy Beloserzsky for his kind assistance.