Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 164

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, retailed by C.S. Raymond, Omaha, Neb., No. 65866, case No. 85866-97. Produced in the 1880's.Very fine and rare, hunting-cased, keyless, 18K yellow gold minute-repeating watch with split-seconds chronograph. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. five-body, "bassine et filets", solid, polished, gold hinged cuvette, glazed cover to view the movement. D. white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost chronograph track divided into fifths of a second. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 19''', half-plate, nickel, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, split-seconds mechanism under the dia, repeating on gongs through activating slide on the band.Movement signed "Patek Philippe & Cie, Geneva". Dial, case and movement also signed by the retailer.Diam. 54 mm.