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Geneva, May 15, 2005

LOT 240

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève., No. 112217, case No. 229475. Made for Spaul-ding & Co., Paris in 1901 and sold on November 10, 1902.. Very fine and rare 18K rose gold minute-repeating keyless pocket watch. Accompanied by an Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved inscription. D. White enamel, black Breguetnumerals, outer minute track, Arabic five minute markers painted in red, subsidiary seconds. Gold "Louis" hands.M. 17 1/2''', rhodium plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, wolf's tooth winding, straight line lever escapement, cutbimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, fully jeweled, repeating thehours, quarter hours and minutes with two hammers on two gongs activated by depressing a slide in the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 46 mm.