Important Watches, Wristwatches and c...
Tokyo, Dec 15, 1989
LOT 423
Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No 162756, case No 275332, circa 1912. Very fine 18 ct. gold keyless pocket chronometer.
JPY 550,000 - 750,000
USD 3,500 - 4,500
Three body massive "demi-bassine" polished case with invisible hinges. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer red Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. Gold Louis XV hands. Very fine 18' rhodium plated "Extra" quality movement, 21 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement with a brass-invar Guillaume balance, eight adjustments, blued steel balance spring with a terminal curve and a swan neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam.: 50 mm.
