Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 15, 2015

LOT 367

PATEK PHILIPPE FIVE MINUTE-REPEATER PINK GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneva, Switzerland, retailed by Spaulding & Co. Chicago, No. 90356, case No. 207676. Made in 1891, sold on January 26th, 1892. Fine, 18K pink gold, keyless five-minute-repeating keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 12,000 - 18,000

HKD 100,000 - 150,000 / USD 13,000 - 19,500

Four-body, "bassine", polished, hinged back and bezel. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold spade hands. Cal. 38 mm.(17```), nickle-plated with fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, counterpoised straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Movement and dial signed Patek Philippe, case stamped, movement and case signed Spaulding & Co. Chicago.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2-8*

Very good

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-22-04

Good

Later original

HANDS Later

Notes

DIAM. 48 mm. According to the Extract from the Archives, this watch was made with an enamel dial with Dauphine numerals and fitted with LOUIS XV hands. It is likely that the present dial and hands were fitted at the request of the owner who perhaps preferred a less flamboyant style.