The Art Of Patek Philippe
Geneva, Apr 09, 1989
LOT 209
Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 119107, case No. 266484, sold on the 18.2.1920. Good 18-carat hunting cased pocket chronometer.
CHF 18,000 - 22,000
Massive four body "bassine" polished case. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Spade" hands. 20' gilt brass movement, caliber usually reserved for the pocket chronometers with detent escapement. 20 jewels in gold screwed setting, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, "EXTRA" adjustment by Batifolier, brass-Invar Guillaume balance, balancespring with terminal curve. In very good condition. Diam. 56 mm.
Notes
A similar movement is illustrated in Patek Philippe
pocket watches book, page 186.