Important Watches, Wristwatches, Cloc...
Basel April 21, 1990, Apr 21, 1990
LOT 146
Patek Philippe & Cie., Geneve N° 866515, case N° 323858, begun in 1965, completed for the Oman market in 1974. Very fine and important 18K gold and enamel keyless " triple complication" minute repeating, moon phase astronomical dress watch with perpetual calendar, split second chronograph and instantaneous 30 minute recorder.
CHF 200,000 - 250,000
Three piece massive "variee" polished and satine case, a mosque on the enamel back, finely painted by S. Rohr and dated 1974. Mat silver dial with applied gold indexes, outer Arabic chronograph ring, subsidiary dials for the months, the dates with inner minute register, the days of the week and the seconds with the inner moon phase aperture. Gold "dauphines" hands, blued steel split second chronograph hands. Very fine rhodium plated 16" movement, "fausses cotes" decoration, 40 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. The chronograph with a visible work, the push piece on the winding crown, the split second push piece on the band. Signed on the dial, the ca-se and the movement. In mint condition. Diam. 51 mm.
