Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 329

Patek Philippe Hunting-Cased Minute Repeater Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve. No.90207, case No.211040. Made in 1890, sold on May 19th, 1893. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless, hunting cased pocket watch with inset St George?s medal. Accompanied by a 14k gold graduated link chain and an Extract from the Archives.

USD 10,000 - 15,000

EUR 7,800 - 12,000 / CHF 11,000 - 17,000

Sold: USD 22,800

C. Four-body, "bassine," polished, inset St George?s gold metal to the reserve, hinged gold cuvette signed by maker and "C. Kobell, Horloger, Rome" repeat slide to the band. D. White enamel with Roman numerals, outer minutes, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 19''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, wolf tooth winding wheels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 51 mm. Thickness 15 mm. Chain length 36 cm. Chain weight 50.7g.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-19

Good

Dent(s)

Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Extract from the Archives notes that a St. George medal provided by the customer is on the back case. At the time of cataloguing the mechanism was not repeating.