Important Watches and Wristwatches

St-moritz, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Feb 25, 1990

LOT 257

Patek Phillippe & Cie., Genève, No. 861246, case No. 687681, Ref. 2524/1, circa 1956. Extremely fine and rare, minute repeater. 18ct gold gentleman's wristwatch, with certificate.

CHF 300,000 - 350,000

Sold: CHF 564,500

C. massive, polished, satined. D. mat silver, with applied gold indexes + auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" gold hands. M. 12"'Ebauche de F. Piguet, rhodiumed, "faussescôtes" decoration. 29 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions. self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. repeater on gongs winding by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. In very good condition. Diam. 33 mm.


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Notes

A similar watch is published in "Patek Philippe Wristwatch-es '. page 238. Alan Banbery, author of this book. declares that one watch collection could not be complete without a minuterepeating wristwatch