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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 219

Patek Philippe & Co., Geneve, No. 27397. Made in 1870 and sold on 31st August 1871. Very fine and exceptionally rare and early 18K gold keyless pocket watch with chronograph and fly-back 15- minute recorder. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

EUR 23,000 - 30,000 / USD 30,000 - 40,000

Sold: CHF 74,750

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minutetrack and outer seconds track divided into fifths and with Arabic five second divisions, subsidiary seconds, 15-minute recording sector with flyback hand. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 19''' (42.75 mm), frosted gilt, wolf'stooth winding, steel chronograph work with extra half-toothed and sprung wheel to operate the fly-back recorderhand, mounted on the backplate and activated by a button in the band with safety lock-slide, 25 jewels, straightline lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator.Case and cuvette signed and numbered, dial and movement numbered.Diam. 51 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3 - 6*
Dial: 3 - 01

Notes

According to the Patek Philippe Archives, this watch is the earliest Patek Philippchronograph with recorder, and the only known example made with a fly-back 15-minute recorder.