Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 73
Patel( Philippe & Cie., Geneve, N° 170311, case N° 403766, made for J.J. Sweeney Jewelry C°, Houston, Texas, circa 1913. Very fine 18K gold keyless pocket chronometer.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
Three body massive "demi-bassine" polished case with invisible hinges. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. Very fine nickel plated 18"' "Extra" quality movement, 21 jewels, two screwed settings, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, brass-invar Guillaume balance, blued steel balance spring with a Philippe terminal curve and a swan neck micrometric index. Signed on the dial, the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.
