Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012

LOT 376

PATEK PHILIPPE CHRONOMETRO GONDOLO SET Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No?s 126289 & 136147, case No?s. 234729 & 245464. Made for Gondolo & Laboriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, in 1903 & 1906. Very fine set of two 18K pink gold keyless ?Chronometro Gondolo? pocket watches within a leather Patek Philippe & Cie ?Chronometro Gondolo? presentation case. Each watch accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

A. C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, engine-turned reverse, 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''', 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, Wilmot's patented micrometric cam regulator. B. C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, engine-turned reverse, 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. 20''', 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, Wilmot's patented micrometric cam regulator. Both dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 55.5 mm & 51 mm.