Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 221

Patek Philippe Minute-Repeater For Tiffany Patek, Philippe, Genève, movement No. 97252, case No. 224450. Made for Tiffany & Co. in 1893, sold on August 31, 1900. Very fine, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by a copy of the extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, the back cover with a white champlevé enamel monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. d. White enamel with narrow radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. m. Cal. 16''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, counterpoised straight-line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed Tiffany & Co. Diam. 44 mm.