Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 196

?Chronometro Gondolo 20 Lines? Patek, Philippe & Cie., Genève, ?Chronometro Gondolo?, No. 158047, case No. 261545. Made for Gondolo & Laboriau, Relojoeiros, Rio de Janeiro, made circa 1908. Very fine, keyless, 18K pink gold ?Chronometro Gondolo? keyless pocket watch.

C. Four-body, ?demi-bassine?, solid, polished, engine-turned and polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds. Pink gold ?spade? hands. M. Cal. 20''', frosted gilt patented bridge caliber, 21 jewels, wolf?s tooth winding, gold wheel train, straight line ?moustache? lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, Wilmot?s patented micrometer cam regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diameter 56 mm.