Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
LOT 430
PATEK PHILIPPE EXTRA-THIN MINUTE-REPEATER YELLOW GOLD Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 174930, case No. 406530. Made in 1919. Very fine, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold, keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by a copy of the Patek Philippe register confirming its sale to Carter Bros. In 1920 for 808 CHF.
CHF 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 96,000 - 145,000 / USD 12,500 - 19,000
Sold: CHF 16,250
Three-body, bassine, polished. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved initials. Champagne with Breguet numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel pear hands. Cal. 17```, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, wolf`s tooth winding, counterpoised straight- line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance adjusted to 8 positions, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band.
| 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 |