Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 26, 2013

LOT 139

PATEK PHILIPPE TWO TRAIN TRIP QUARTER REPEATING YELLOW GOLD POCKET WATCH Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 97511, case No. 36856. Made circa 1890. Very fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold, hunting cased, trip quarter-repeating, two-train, keyless pocket watch.

HKD 80,000 - 130,000

USD 10,300 - 16,000 / CHF 9,500 - 15,000

Sold: HKD 137,500

Four-body, "bassine et filets", entirely finely and deeply engraved with scrolls and foliage, button at 2 for the trip-repeat. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds. Gold arrow hands each set with a faceted stone. 42 mm., rhodium plated, fausses-cotes decoration, tandem winding, 31 jewels, counterpoised and calibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating the hours and quarter hours with two hammers on two gongs activated by depressing the button on the band. Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-70-09

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Damaged

Notes

DIAM. 50 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.