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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 301

?Platinum Minute-Repeating Split-Seconds Chronograph? Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 198107, case No. 414218. Made in 1927, sold on February 12th, 1943. Very fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, platinum dress watch with split-seconds chronograph, register and a Patek Philippe box. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 100,000 - 150,000

EUR 60,000 - 95,000 / USD 80,000 - 122,000

Sold: CHF 198,500

C. Three-body, ?bassine?, brushed, the back cover engraved ?F. A. Slack, Harrisburg, Penna?, bolt at 11 to lock the chronograph. D. Brushed silver with applied platinum Breguet numerals, outer minute track and concentric fifths of a second divisions, Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds, 30-minute register. White gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 37 mm., 17???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 40 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 47 mm. From ?The Collection?


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

Patek Philippe watches with minute repeating and split-seconds in platinum cases are extremely rare. This is a magnificent example of one such watch, in excellent condition.