Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 385
PATEK PHILIPPE POCKET WATCH WITH QUARTER-REPEATER; 18K PINK GOLD
HKD 200,000 - 230,000
CHF 24,850 - 29,850 / USD 25,000 - 30,000
Sold: HKD 250,000
18K pink gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by the slide at 4 o’clock). Case-back guilloché engine-turned with polychrome enamelled coat-of-arms, stamped with a Count crown; fluted case-band
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Patek Philippe
Model Made for Enrico Volpe, Bari, Apulia (Italy)
Year Circa 1886
Movement No. 66 171
Calibre 19’’’
Case No. 66 171 (22’’’)
Diameter 55.5 mm
Signature Dial and Case
Accessories Extract from the archivies
Notes
The Extract from the Archives, dated November 9, 2014, mentioned that this watch was sold on November 8, 1888. The watch is accompanied by a fitted box and a coin engraved with the individual lot number of this thematic sale, Patek Philippe 175 – 18392014, including 100 lots. Enrico Volpe, Bari This watch is distinguished by its large size and its decorative coat-ofarms. Retailed by Enrico Volpe, Bari, Apulia (Italy), it was most probably made at the request of a noble family from the region. This clockmaker retailed excellent swiss watches with horological complications, notably made by Perret & Berthoud, Zenith and Patek Philippe