Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 659
"Thin Five Minute Repeater - For Tiffany & Co." Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No.138057, case No. 272925, retailed by Tiffany & Co. Made in 1907, sold on November 14, 1968. Very fine and rare, ultra thin, five minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, hunting-cased keyless dress watch with "Extra" movement. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
EUR 12,000 - 15,000 / USD 16,000 - 20,000
Sold: CHF 30,680
C. Four-body, "bassine", solid, polished, the springloaded front cover engraved with initials "S.C.M". Hinged gold cuvette. D. Brushed silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, outer dot minute indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold ?Breguet? hands. M. 40 mm., Cal. 18'', rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, "EXTRA", 29 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and five positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 49 mm. Property of an Italian Collector
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
