Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 121

Patek Philippe & Co., Geneva, No. 80688, made for H. Wachhorst, Sacramento, circa 1885. Very fine and rare 18K gold keyless watch with split-second chronograph.

C. Four-body, "bassine", gold hinged with inner "sunburst" damascened, split-second button at 11.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute and chronograph rings with Arabic five-minute/seconds markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42.8 mm (18"', nickel, half plate, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, calibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance withgold screws Breguet balance-spring, chronograph mechanism on the back plate, split-seconds mechanismunder the dial.Dial and movement signed by Patek Philippe, case and movement signed by the retailer.Diam. 53 mm.