Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015
LOT 236
PATEK PHILIPPE & CO, GENEVE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALLENDAR YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 65451, made circa 1882. Very fine and important 18K gold astronomical, perpetual calendar, minute-repeating keyless watch with phases and age of the moon. Accompanied by the Patek Philippe box and Extract from the Archives.
HKD 800,000 - 1,200,000
USD 103,000 - 154,000 / CHF 100,000 - 150,000
Four-body, "variée", with concave bezels, polished with engraved coat-of-arms on the back, bezel with ridged edges, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute ring, four subsidiary dials for days of the week, date concentric with small seconds, months and aperture for the enameled phases of the moon on a gold disc and its age on the upper border. Blued steel "spade" hands. 42.5 mm. (19 '''), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring, wolf-tooth winding wheels repeating on gongs by a slide in the band.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-71-01 |
Very good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
