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Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 83

Quarter-Repeater Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 124679, case No. 232881. Made for L.M. Lilpop, Warsaw, Poland, in 1903, sold on December 21st, 1903. Extremely fine and very rare, quarter-repeating, 14K yellow gold, hunting cased, keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 8,500 - 13,500

USD 8,000 - 13,000 / EUR 5,600 - 9,000

Sold: CHF 9,600

C. Five-body, ?lentille?, polished. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with the retailer?s details. D. Matte gilt, champlevé Breguet numerals, outer minute track, large subsidiary seconds, engine-turned center. Blued-steel spade hands. M. 21''', rhodiumplated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 57 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-7-01

Very good

Oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Quarter repeating watches by Patek Philippe are rare, the majority being minute repeating. As the present watch was made on special order for L.M. Lilpop this is likely to be the reason it was made with quarter repeating and consequently is much rarer.