Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 15, 2015
LOT 218
PATEK PHILIPPE MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, movement No. 124794, case No. 267604. Made circa 1905. Very fine and rare, 18K yellow gold keyless minute-repeating hunting-cased pocket watch with chronograph. Accompanied by a period Patek Philippe fitted box.
CHF 18,000 - 25,000
HKD 150,000 - 210,000 / USD 19,400 - 27,000
Sold: CHF 30,000
Four-body, "bassine", heavy, engine-turned with polished borders, the front cover with red and royal blue champlevé enamel monogram, chronograph button in the band. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel, Dauphine numerals, outer minute track and extreme outer seconds track divided into fifths of a second, red Arabic five minute/seconds numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. 18''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer adjustment to the regulator, repeating with two polished hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-8-01 |
Good Slightly scratched HANDS Original |