Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 15, 2016

LOT 173

PATEK PHILIPPE MINUTE REPEATER YELLOW GOLD Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, made for Dickinson & Cie, Buffalo, No. 125186, case No. 253078. Made in 1908. Very fine and rare 18K yellow gold, thin minute-repeating keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by the copy of the Patek Philippe registers confirming the sale to Dickinson for CHF 1100.

CHF 8,000 - 12,000

HKD 64,000 - 96,000 / USD 8,400 - 12,500

Sold: CHF 22,250

Four-body, "bassine," polished, gold hinged cuvette. White enamel with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel spade hands. 18```, nickel, fausses côtes decoration, 31 jewels, straight- line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs by activating co-axial button on the winding crown.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial and movement signed. DIAM. 44 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm.