Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2013
LOT 68
PATEK PHILIPPE SINGLE BUTTON CHRONOGRAPH Patek Philippe & Co, Genève, No. 48239. Made in 1881. Fine and rare 18K pink gold, keyless pocket watch with single button chronograph.
USD 10,000 - 15,000
HKD 78,000 - 115,000 / CHF 9,000 - 14,000
Four-body, "bassine et filets", polished, hinged case back and cuvette, chronograph safety slide in the band, cuvette engraved: "John H. McFadden, Philadelphia, August 22nd, 1881". White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer 1/5th seconds divisions with Arabic five minute/seconds markers, subsidiary seconds dial. Gold Louis XIV hands. Cal. 19''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, counterpoised straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Cuvette signed.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |