Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 224

Tiffany & Co., No. 100019, made by Patek Philippe in 1893, sold in 1897.Very fine, keyless, 18 K gold, "Extra" adjusted watch.

USD 3,500 - 4,000

C. four-body, "bassine", polished, gold, hinged cuvette inscribed and dated 1896. D. white enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute ring, subsidiary sunk seconds, signed on reverse "PR". M. 41.7 mm., nickel, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 20 jewels, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguetbalance spring, diamond endstone on the balance, "swan-neck" micrometric regulator.Dial, case and movement signed Tiffany, movement and case numbered.Diam. 53 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3

Good
Dial: 3

Good

Notes

Superbly adjusted Swiss watches of the period, and particularly Patek Philippe's, were signed "EXTRA" or "SPECIAL". The pillar plate is stamped under the dial "Brevete 1016", which refers to Swiss patent 1016, granted to Patek, Philippe Co. on May, 23, 1889, concerning "watch stem wind and set". The dial on the reverse is signed, as many Patek Philippe dials of the period, "PR" (e.g. No. 77204, 90130, 96205). The caliber is identical to Patek Philippe No. 100000 sold to Tiffany in 1897. The hitory of this one is more interesting; the Company's archives show that it is 19''' extra quality movemenet made in 1893 and sold, also in 1897, to Mercereau & Cornell, probably Tiffany's agent at the time.