Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 234

PATEK PHILIPPE FOR TIFFANY FIVE-MINUTE REPEATER YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 78372, retailed and cased by Tiffany & Co. Made in 1887, sold as a movement only on May 31, 1889. Fine and rare, keyless, five-minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold pocket watch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

HKD 75,000 - 120,000

USD 9,600 - 15,000 / CHF 9,300 - 14,000

Sold: HKD 93,750

Four-body, bassine, polished, concealed hinge. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with black Arabic numerals, outer minute track with red Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel spade hands. 17```, one-quarter-plate caliber, nickel, 29 jewels, wolf`s tooth winding, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan- neck micrometer regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed Tiffany & Co. and numbered. DIAM. 48 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm. The Extract from the Archives confirms that the movement of this watch was sold without case on May 31st, 1889. This was the normal practice when PATEK PHILIPPE supplied movements to the TIFFANY COMPANY who preferred to case watches in- house. The dial though undoubtedly of Patek manufacture and seemingly original is described as having Breguet numerals not Dauphine and the movement as being 13''' rather than 17''' which may be an oversight by the original ledger-clerc.