Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 433

PATEK PHILIPPE CHRONOMETRO GONDOLO Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 126685, case No. 235228, made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro circa 1907. Fine and rare, large, 18K yellow gold, keyless Chronometro Gondolo pocket watch.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished bezel, 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, Wilmot?s patent micrometric cam regulator. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm