Important Watches, Collector's Wrist...

Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2001

LOT 214

Patek, Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 97171,case No. 217705, made in 1893/94, sold to Mr. Ed. Morgan on March 5, 1898.Very fine and rare 18K gold, astronomical, minute repeating watch with instantaneous perpetual calendar, phases of the moon and chronograph, accompanied by a Patek Philippe certificate.

C. Four-body, "bassine", polished, gold hinged cuvette, bolt on the band near the pendant to protect the chronograph from accidental stopping when measuring long intervals. D. White enamel, Roman chapters, outer minute ring with red Arabic five-minute/seconds markers, four subsidiary sunk dials for days of the week, days of the month concentric with seconds, months, and aperture for phases of the moon with lunar calendar. Blued steel ?spade? hands.M. 43 mmø (19'''), nickel, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line counterpoised lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs through a slidein the band.Signed on dial, case and movement.Diam. 55 mm