Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 976

PATEK PHILIPPE HUNTING CASED WATCH WITH "EXTRA" MOVEMENT WITH GUILLAUME BALANCE EXCEPTIONAL UNUSED CONDITION YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, movement No. 153601, case No. 500898, retailed by Jose Munoz, Valencia. Made circa 1910. Extremely fine, rare and "as new", 18K yellow gold hunting cased keyless pocket watch with "Extra" movement with Guillaume balance.

CHF 5,000 - 7,000

HKD 41,000 - 58,000 / USD 5,400 - 7,500

Sold: CHF 22,500

Four-body, bassine, entirely engine-turned "grains d'orge", the front cover with engraved Art-Nouveau foliate monogram. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and red Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. 18''', "EXTRA", rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, the center wheel with screwed gold chaton, wolf's tooth winding, counterpoised and calibrated straight line lever escapement, Guillaume balance with gold and platinum temperature adjustment screws and 8 adjustments, blued steel Breguet balance spring, diamond endstone, swan-neck micrometer regulator.


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Case: 1

As new
Movement: 1

As new
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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Dial, case, cuvette and movement signed, cuvette also signed by the retailer. DIAM. 50.5 mm. This watch has survived in a remarkable unused condition and is an exceptional addition to any collection. Furthermore, the movement is of the very highest grade for a watch without complications, the precision Guillaume balance has gold and platinum adjustment screws and has been tested in eight positions and has a diamond endstone and micrometer regulator.