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LOT 75

Precision Timekeeper with 1 ComplicationPatek, Philippe & Cie., Genève,No. 132658, case No. 232485, made for Theo. Brinkmann, Naples, Italy, circa 1905.Very fine silver keyless deck chronometer with winding indicator and special balance, accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

CHF 11,000 - 13,000

USD 7,000 - 8,100

Sold: CHF 43,700

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, hinged silver cuvette. D. Matte silver, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary seconds, 36-hour up-and-down indicator set below 12 o'clock. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 48 mm (21'''), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic anibal-brass Guillaume compensation balance with Breguet balance spring with diamond endstone, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator, interesting up-and-down mechanim in which the movement is transmitted by a screw set in the barrel arbor which moves up during winding and down when unwinding, acting on a rack meshing with the spring -loaded winding indicator hand pinion.Signed on dial, case and movement, movement engraved twice with serial number.Diam. 60 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Notes

Movements with double-stamped serial number were usually destined for observatory timing contests. This one comes from a series that was destined for the Geneva and Kew trials between 1906 and 1909, and most likely took part in oneof them.