Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 428

Patek Philippe Half Hunter Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 49760. Made circa 1875. Very fine and very rare, 18K pink gold half-hunting-cased keyless pocket watch with a heavy long gold chain. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted box and spare crystal for the cover.

C. Four-body, bassine, polished, sprung and hinged front cover with glazed aperture, black champleve enamel radial Roman numerals, inner minute track, back cover with black and white champleve enamel monogram "MO". Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Black steel spade hands. M. 42 mm., 19???, matte gilt, 15 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, straight-line moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator. Case and cuvette signed. Diam. 50 mm.