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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 408

Yellow gold Chronograph with two-tone dial. Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 125221, case No. 237747. Made in 1905, sold on August 2, 1907. Very fine, rare and elegant, thin and flat, keyless, 18K yellow gold dress watch with chronograph, register and two-tone dial. Accompanied by the Extract from Archives.

CHF 10,000 - 12,000

EUR 6,500 - 7,500 / USD 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 11,800

C. Four-body, "demi-bassine", solid, polished, hinged gold cuvette. D. Two-tone matte silver and champagne White with painted and applied gold baton indexes, outer Arabic 5-minute/seconds markers, 1/5th seconds chronograph divisions, subsidiary seconds dial and 30-minute register. Yellow gold ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 16???, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 24 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, button on the winding crown, chronograph with visible work, locking slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness: 9 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Over the years, this watch was very well maintained and was sent more than once for general maintenance to Patek Philippe. It was no doubt on one of these occasions that the dial was replaced by the company.