Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Nov 11, 2007
Watch with 9 Complications, First Class Observatory Rating Patek Philippe, Gen?ve, No. 198336, case No. 2872513, Ref. 969. Movement made in 1929, completed and cased in 1993, sold on September 19, 2001. Extremely fine and exceptionally rare, one of only two examples, extra large, 18K gold, keyless pocket chronometer with perpetual calendar, 24-hour indication, moon phases, power-reserve indication and one-minute tourbillon regulator by James Pellaton, Guillaume balance, adjusted for observatory trial in 1945 by Hermann Heck and again in 1957 by Andre Zibach, obtaining 50.71 points, Geneva Observatory First Class Certificate obtained. Accompanied by the Certificate of Origine, the Extract from the Archives, the Bulletin d'Observatoire, leather-bound instruction booklet, and a fitted box.
C. Three-body, "bassine", massive, polished. Glazed gold-rimmed cover to view the movement. D. White with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the date concentric with seconds, the days of the week concentric with 24-hour indication, months concentric with leap year indication, power reserve indication, aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel spade hands. M. Cal. TO IRM Q, 22''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 20 jewels, stamped twice with the Seal of Geneva Quality Mark, oneminute tourbillon regulator by James Pellaton, polished steel cage with three equidistant arms, lateral lever escapement, anibal brass Guillaume balance with gold temperature and meantime adjustment screws, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 63 mm.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2 |
Very good |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |