Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 132

PATEK PHILIPPE RETAILED BY S. NORDLINGER & SONS LOS ANGELES CA YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 182835, case No. 401500. Made circa 1918. Fine and rare, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress pocket watch with a 14K yellow gold 15cm chain.

C. Three-body, bassine, polished, hinged case back. D. Guilloche champagne, outer silver chapter ring with heavy black enameled radial Roman numerals minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 18''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, eight adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also signed S. Nordlinger & Sons, Los Angeles, Cal. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 10 mm.