Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Geneva, Oct 15, 1989
Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 80257, case No. 200563, specially made for Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, circa 1888. Good small 18-carat pink gold minute repeating fob watch.
Four body massive "demi-bassine" polished case. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals and outer Arabic minute ring marked in red. Blued steel "spade" hands. Fine 12' nickel plated movement, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Breguet balance spring. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. In very good condition. Diam.: 35 mm.