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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 346

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 147305, case No. 256101. Produced circa 1908.Very fine and rare, keyless, 18K yellow gold pendant watch with an unusual case.

C. four-body, "bassine", polished, triple-hinged, back with applied 18K white gold count's coronet, set with diamonds and rubies, hinged gold cuvette. D. white enamel with painted Arabic numerals, outer minute ring with 5-minute red Arabic markers. "Louis XV" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 10''', rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" deco-ration, 18 jewels, gold wheel train, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with gold screws, blued steel Breguet balance-spring,wolf-teeth winding wheels.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 27 mm.