Important Collectors’ Wristwatches an...

Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 264

Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, ?Chronometro Gondolo?, No. 170910, case No. 273678. Made for Gondolo & Labouriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro in the 1920s. Very fine, keyless, 18K pink gold ?Chronometro Gondolo? pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, engine-turned case back, gold hinged cuvette with inscription. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with 5-minute Arabic markers, sunk subsidiary seconds dial. Pink gold ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 46 mm. (21'''), frosted gilt, patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, gold train, straight line lever escapement ?à moustache?, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilmot?s patented micrometer cam regulator, wolf?s tooth winding wheels. Dial, case and movement signed. Diameter 56 mm.