Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 527
PATEK PHILIPPE POCKET WATCH WITH EARLY WINDING- AND SETTING-DEVICE; 18K YELLOW GOLD
HKD 27,000 - 35,000
CHF 3,500 - 4,500 / USD 3,550 - 4,600
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch; fluted case-band. Case-back guilloché engine-turned, engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with a jockey on a horse. Cuvette (dome) engraved with the mention "invention brévetée" (patented invention), a referral to the French Patent, No. 1 317, registered in Paris on April 22, 1845 by Jean-Adrien Philippe (1815- 1894); this invention was described by his inventor as "un système ou disposition mécanique de remontoir et de mise à l'heure des montres par le pendant, disposition qui peut être appliquée à toute espèce de montres ordinaires, à répétition, de marine, et même aux montres à secondes indépendantes" (a system or mechanism for winding and setting watches by the pendant, which can be applied to all types of ordinary watches, with repeater, deck chronometers, and even for watches with independent seconds).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-9-12 |
Good Scratched Worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe
Year Circa 1850
Movement No. 5 176
Calibre 18''', gilded brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Case No. 5 176
Material 18K yellow gold.
Caliber 18''', gilded brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 45 mm
Signature cuvette
Accessories Extract from the Archives, fitted box