The Art Of Patek Philippe

Geneva, Apr 09, 1989

LOT 212

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 156728, case No. 269241, made for A. Ericsson-Petrograd, sold on the 29.12.1915. Good 18-carat gold minute repeating watch with split seconds chronograph and 30 minute half instantaneous recorder.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

Massive four body "demi-bassine" polished case. Gold cuvette. Mat gold dial with Breguet numerals, outer minute and second rings, subsidiary second and minute registers. Blued steel "Spade" hands. 18' Rhodium plated movement, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 41 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balancespring, swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Push piece chronograph on the winding crown split seconds one on the band with the locking bolt. In very good condition. Diam. 54 mm.


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Similar movement illustrated in Patek Philippe pocket watches book, page 227.