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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

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Adjudant George T. Cram Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 80764, case No. 203827, made for Adjudant George T. Cram on order from Merrick, Walsh & Phelps, St. Louis, Missouri, dated 1893 on the dial. Very fine and extremely rare, 18K gold hunting cased, keyless minute-repeating watch, with the name of the owner in place of the numerals on the dial. Accompanied by original certificate and a letter from Merrick, Walsh & Phelps to Mrs. Cram.

CHF 25,000 - 30,000

EUR 15,800 - 19,000 / USD 19,500 - 23,500

Sold: CHF 25,300

C. Five-body, "bassine et filets", polished with initials "G.T.C" engraved on the front cover, gold hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, by master dialmaker Pierre Reymond, letters "GEORGE T. CRAM" for the numerals, date outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers. Blued steel "spade" hands.M. 43 mm (19???), maillechort, bar calibre, "fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 52 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

From an American Gentleman Patek Philippe watches with letters in place of the numerals on the dials are extremely rare. The dial of the present watch was made by one of the best Swiss dial makers of the period, Pierre Reymond, to whom Patek Philippe entrusted the dials of some of their most important pieces. George T. Cram Entered the first New Hampshire cavalry from the Missouri Commandery as a second Lieutenant. During the course of the American Civil War, he rose through the ranks to become Adjudant of the Rhode Island First Cavalry. He later became Inspector of the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in 1904.