Important Watches and Wristwatches
St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990
LOT 249
Patek Philippe & Cie., Genève, No 124923, case No 235539, circa 1906, sold to an Argentin Diplomat. Very fine 18k pink gold and enamel hunting cased minute repeating keyless watch with chronograph, in original mahogany fitted case with a certificate and a restoration invoice dated January 1914
CHF 35,000 - 40,000
Sold: CHF 63,250
Four body massive "demi-bassine" polished case. the cover with a small blue champlevé enamelled monogram and a motto. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals. outer red Arabic minute and chronograph rings and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "spade" hands.Very fine nickel plated 19''' movement. "fausses côtes.' decoration. 32 jewels. equilibrated straight line lever escapement. cut bimetallic balance. Breguet balance spring with a swan neck micrometric index. Repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Chronograph with a visible work, the push piece on the band. Signed on the dial. the cuvette and the movement. In very good condition. Diam.: 54 mm.
