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LOT 213

Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 112476, made for and cased by Tiffany & Co., New York, 1902. Very fine and rare 18K gold five minute repea-ting, keyless pocket watch with single-button split second chronograph. Accompanied by an Ex-tract from the Archives.

HKD 100,000 - 120,000

EUR 10,000 - 12,000 / USD 13,000 - 15,000

C. Four-body, "bassine", made by Tiffany & Co., polished,concealed flush hinges, hinged back with engraved mono-gram.Hinged gold cuvette with dedication inscription.D. White enamel, signed for Tiffany & Co., black Breguetnumerals, outer minute and seconds divisions, red Arabic fiveminute/seconds markers, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel spade hands. M. 36 mm (16'''), rhodium- plated,"fausses cotes" decoration, 36 jewels, wolf's tooth winding, brushed steel chronograph work operated by a singlebutton in the band, counterpoised straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, bluedsteel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck micrometer regulator, repeating with two hammers on two gongs via aslide in the band.Dial, case, and movement signed by the retailer.Diam. 46 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

The Extract from the Archives states that the movement was sold without a case. The cuvette is inscribed "Thomas F. Chesebrough, Northport, Long Island, N.Y. 1915."