Important Watches, Collectors’ Wristw...

Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 347

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 138108, case No. 253460, made circa 1900 and Jules Jürgensen, Copenhagen, No. 15361, made in 1900, sold in January 1902 to Schultz and Rudolf, New York for 1327.65 francs. Extremely rare and very ensemble of two 18K gold and enamel, keyless complicated watches presented as wedding gifts between husband and wife, in original fitted box, comprising: Lady?s: Patek Philippe & Cie, minute-repeating pendant watch.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned back centered with the enameled initials ?LMD? and the motto ?AVISE LA FIN?, gold hinged cuvette engraved with ?Dieu sous garde. 10 septembre 1912, C.L.D.to L.M.D.?. D. White enamel, Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued-steel ?spade? hands. M. 27 mm (12'''), maillechort, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 29 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 dial, case and movement. Diam. 34 mm.-Gentleman?s: Jules Jürgensen, minute-repeating split-seconds chronograph with 30-minute recorder. C. Five-body, by master casemaker Robert Carrue, ?bassine et filets?, engine-turned back centered with enameled initials ?CLD? and motto ?AVISE LA FIN?, gold hinged cuvette over glazed gold bezel for viewing the movement. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, outermost red chronograph track divided into fifths, minute register at 12, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued-steel Breguet hands. M. 42 mm (19'''), maillechort, 39 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 dial, case and movement. Diam. 53 mm.