Importantes Montres de Collection

Geneva, Nov 13, 2011

LOT 92

PATEK PHILIPPE & CIE CHRONOMETRO GONDOLO Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 146290, case No. 249816. Made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, circa 1910. Very fine, large, 18K yellow gold, keyless ?Chronometro Gondolo? pocket watch. Accompanied by the original Patek Philippe fitted box and Certificate.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, engine-turned back with polished border. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with fi ve-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gold spade hands. M. 21''', matte gilt brass patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, gold wheel train, straight-line moustache lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm.