Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 248
Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No 90496, case No 223592, produced in 1892, sold to Verhagen & Co in December 1905. Very rare and extremely fine 18k pink gold hunting cased keyless watch with independant sweep seconds in original mahogany fitted case. with a certificate and a letter from Patek Philippe.
CHF 80,000 - 120,000
Sold: CHF 135,500
Four body massive "bassine" polished case, the back engraved with the monogram "E.G.". Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Blued steel "spade" hands. Very fine nickel plated 18"' double train movement with a differential winding, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, equilibrated straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance. Breguet balance spring, independant second visible train with a push piece on the band. Signed on the dial, the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam.: 52 mm. A similar watch is illustrated in the Patek Philippe book of pocket watches, page 195 fig.167 a and b.
