Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011
Minute-Repeater & Split-Seconds Chronograph Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 111682, case No. 224334 retailed and cased by Tiffany & Co., New York. Made in 1899, sold on July 23rd, 1900. Very fine and rare, keyless, half open face, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold pocket watch with split-seconds chronograph. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.
C. Four-body, ?bassine,? solid, polished, caseback with monogram, rectangular pusher on the band for the splitseconds function, locking bolt at 11 o'clock, concealed hinges. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute and 1/5 seconds divisions with red Arabic 5-minute/seconds markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. 16''', maillechort, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line counterpoised 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 and movement signed Tiffany & Co. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |