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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 353

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, No. 181961, case No. 286861, made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, circa 1920. Very fine 18K gold keyless Chronometro Gondolo in original fitted box. Accompanied by original certificate.

C. Four-body, ?bassine?, engine-turned back, gold hinged cuvette. D. Whiteenamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute redArabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds. Gold ?spade? hands. M. 46 mm.(20'''), cal 18o, frosted gilt patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, gold train,straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensationbalance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilmot?s patented micro-metric cam regulator.Signed on the dial, case and movement. Diam. 54 mm.Chronometro GondoloGondolo & Labouriau in Rio de Janeiro were important Patek Philippe retail-ers starting in the 1870s. From 1902 on, the company produced a speciallydesigned, very high quality caliber, called ?Chronometro Gondolo?, exclu-sively for Gondolo & Labouriau. Its specifications required: that the ebauchebe based on Adrien Philippe?s patented design (US patent No. 20483 of Jan13, 1891); a 9K gold train; a straight line ?moustache? lever escapement withcut bimetallic compensation balance and Breguet balance spring; a mini -mum of 18 jewels; François Wilmot?s patented micrometric cam regulator(US patent No 129197 registered on July 16, 1872).