Thematic Auction in Geneva:The Evolut...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Nov 16, 2002

LOT 353

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 90091, case No. 205330, "manufactured expressly for Wright Kay & Co., Detroit" in 1890 and sold to them on May 27, 1891.Very fine and rare 18K gold split-seconds chronograph watch with instantaneous 60-minute center register, accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 13,300 - 16,500

Sold: CHF 31,050

C. Four-body, "bassine", massive, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute track, outermost seconds track, five-minute/seconds red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 38 mm. (17'''), nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 49 mm.


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Grading System
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 30 - 01

Notes

Patek Philippe made only a very few watches with central recorder - no more than five are known - and no other is known with a split-seconds mechanism. The last Patek Philippe with center minute register, the so-called "Gradowski", was sold by Antiquorum in Hong Kong on June 9, 2002 as lot No. 423.