Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 166

Patek Philippe & Cie., No. 80951, made for Tiffany & Co., circa 1890.Very fine and rare, 18K gold, keyless, split-seconds chronograph watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

USD 3,500 - 5,000

EUR 3,300 - 4,600

Sold: USD 6,900

C .four-body, "bassine" with unusual double bezel construction, chronograph safety bolt at 11 o'clock, gold hinged cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, outermost chronograph ring with red five-minute/seconds Arabic markers. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 35 mm (15 1/2'''), nickel, half-plate, 25 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, split mechanism under the dial, "8s" winding/setting Paek Philippe system.Dial, case and movement signed by the retailer.Diam. 45 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3
Movement: 3*
Dial: 3-21-01

Period

HANDS Original

Notes

This is a rare model among Patek Philippe chronographs. When we saw it for the first time, some of us attributed it to Ed. Koehn. The ebouche, of very high quality, with its winged balance cock is very uncharacteristic for Patek Philippe. The case, with its double bezel only serves to confirm this impression. It is only when the dial is removed that the Patek Philippe characteristics come to light: the dialmaker with his initials "PR" often used by Patek Philippe, the "9s" winding/setting syste, and the cap jewel plate finish.