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Geneva, May 15, 2005
Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, No. 65209, Made in 1882, sold on September 14, 1888. Very fine and rare astronomic 18K rose gold minute-repeating keyless pocket watch with perpetual calen-dar, moon phases and lunar calendar.
C. Five-body, "pomme et gouge", massive, polished, hinged and sprung front cover. Hinged gold cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals and outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds combined with red datering, day of the week and month dials, moon phases aperture with lunar calendar. Blued steel hour and minutehands. M. 19''', rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, fully jeweled, straight line leverescapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeatingwith two hammers on two gongs activated by a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 56 mm.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 3 - 13 - 01 |