Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 434

"Minute-Repeating, Split Seconds, Perpetual Celendar ? For Burt H. Whiteley" Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 111927, case No. 227752. Made in 1900 and sold on November 14, 1906. Extremely fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, astronomic, 18K pink gold keyless pocket watch with split seconds chronograph, perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and lunar calendar. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

C. Four-body, "bassine", heavy, polished, curved bezel, the back cover with red and blue champleve enamel monogram, chronograph button in the crown and split seconds button between 10 and 11 o'clock, safety bolt at 11 o'clock. Hinged gold cuvette with engraved presentation inscription. D. White enamel, radial dauphine numerals, outer minute track, outermost fifth of a second chronograph divisions with red painted five-minute/seconds Arabic numerals, three subsidiary dials for days of the week, aperture for the phases of the moon with lunar calendar, days of the week, months, and date (in red) concentric with subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 42.8 mm (19'''), rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, index regulator, repeating on two gongs activated by a slide in the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 53.5 mm.