Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Mar 21, 2020
LOT 32
PATEK PHILIPPE, DETENT ESCAPEMENT POCKET CHRONOMETER, YELLOW GOLD
CHF 40,000 - 80,000
USD 41,500 - 83,000 / HKD 325,000 - 645,000
Highly Important, large and exceptional, 18K frosted yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket chronometer, with subsidiary seconds at 6. The movement is protected inside a soft iron ring against magnetic fields. The Extract from the Archives, dated from February 4th, 2020, mentioned that this watch was sold on August 24th, 1905 and obtained the Geneva Observatory "Bulletin", with honorable mention awarded at the Chronometer timing contest in 1903.
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Grade: |
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Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe, Geneva
Year circa 1892
Numbers 234808
Caliber 20''' (ebauche probably by Ambroise Duret), frosted and gilded brass, with going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), Earnshaw-type spring detent escapement, compensated crank (offset arms) balance with gold and platinum poising screws and blued steel free-sprung cylindrical hairspring with terminal curves, adjusted by Charles Batifolier (1867-1924),Geneva no. 90535
Dimensions 56,9 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives